Civil War brothers honored with joint gravestone on Veterans Day in Lexington

A group braved Tuesday morning’s chill for a joint grave dedication ceremony at the Lexington Cemetery, honoring two brothers who were divided by war but now rest together.

The new stone was revealed during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Hamilton family plot, where brothers John W. Hamilton and Robert S. Hamilton were laid to rest.

Robert was a Confederate soldier who was killed in action during the Battle of Perryville at 18 years old. John was a Union soldier who died in 1867…

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