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American Revolution Coverage

Today the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust is announcing burial plans for the remains of the fourteen soldiers excavated at the Revolutionary War battleground in Camden.

Remains of Revolutionary War soldiers to make final return to Camden, procession plans announced

WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason travels to a cemetery in Nashville to talk with a man who has traced his family's military history back to the Revolutionary War. 

<p>IT'S NOT CLEAR IF THE DATA WAS ACCESSED BY ANYONE. COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM. &gt;&gt;&gt; VETERANS DAY IS THIS WEDNESDAY AND OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER IS TAKING US BACK TO THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. &gt;&gt; Reporter: TIM RACKLY STANDS AT THE GRAVE OF HIS ANCESTOR. HE WAS BORN ON THIS LAND. &gt;&gt; BUT NEVER KNEW THE HISTORY. &gt;&gt; Reporter: IT WILL HE BEGAN TO DIG THROUGH FAMILY RECORDS AND ARCHIVES. IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, FRANCIS RACKLY'S NAME. AS TIM TRACED THE PAST, HE DISCOVERED IT LED TO THIS LAND ALL ALONG, AND REALIZED A FEW FEET LAY FRANCIS' SON. &gt;&gt; WE HAVE A FATHER THAT WAS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, A SEASON IN THE CIVIL WAR. &gt;&gt; THE DISCOVERY IS WIDE WITH IRONY. &gt;&gt; OBVIOUSLY THE BATTLE HIS SON WAS IN WAS ALL ABOUT SLAVES. SO THE TWO WERE TIED EVEN THOUGH A HUNDRED YEARS SEPARATE THEM? &gt;&gt; YES. IT TOOK THROUGH GOING THROUGH THE LAND DEEDS TO REVEAL THE SECRET. IT'S A SENSE OF PATRIATIC PRIDE. &gt;&gt; DO YOU THINK THEY'RE AT</p>

Nashville man traces family's lost military history 

Charlie Butler and I were best of friends in high school at Morganton in western North Carolina.

American Revolution Coverage

Remains of Revolutionary War soldiers to make final return to Camden, procession plans announced

Nashville man traces family's lost military history

Bill Leslie: High school friendship tied to American Revolution