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Revolutionary War soldier
Coverage of Revolutionary War soldier in the Nexus archive.
- DNA from bones on a Revolutionary War battlefield solves the case of ‘America’s oldest John Doe’
DNA analysis of bones from a Revolutionary War battlefield identified a soldier who remained unknown for over two centuries. The case of 'America’s oldest John Doe' has been resolved through this discovery.
- DNA technology leads to identification of Revolutionary War soldier
DNA technology was used to identify the remains of a Revolutionary War soldier as a young man from Maryland. The identification occurred near the 250th anniversary of American independence.