Black Civil War soldier finally gets proper military burial - after star NYC journo family spends 15 years tracking down unmarked grave

"This is very emotional for me. For me, this is justice. He was a leader, he was fearless, he was strong, and he was a visionary."

"I said, 'This is a shame,' and I started digging. After learning he wasn't honored by his country the way my late Vietnam Veteran dad was."

"I realized he was buried in an unmarked grave on the slave plantation where he worked - and the same family still owned it."

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