Maine Civil War Vets Ashes Returning to Maine
Civil War veteran Jewett Williams’ ashes begin a motorcycle trip home to Maine. Williams died in an Oregon asylum, and the Patriot Guard Riders are bringing his remains to be buried in Togus National Cemetery.
When he died in 1922 at an Oregon insane asylum, he was cremated and his ashes were stored and forgotten along with the remains of thousands of other patients. With a color guard in Civil War-era uniforms present, officials handed over Williams’ ashes to a group of motorcycle-riding military veterans for a journey across the country to his home state.
When Williams died nobody came to honor him or take him home. Members of the Patriot Guard Riders have now taken the ashes and have begun the long journey home to Maine
Over 300 other remains have been claimed but hundreds of other patients remain at a memorial on the grounds of the hospital.
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