in the Hazen Monument. Archer, Burton, and Parrot are types of
artillery shells. Following the battle, a detail of soldiers
from the four regiments composing Hazenís Brigade set about the
task of burying their dead. The site they chose was close to the
crest of a hill near the railroad tracks. Hazenís Brigade was
one of the few Union units that held their ground and never
retreated during the heavy Confederate attack on December 31,
1862. Fifty-five graves surround the 10-foot high limestone
monument that was constructed in the months immediately
following the battle. In 1985 it became evident that rainwater
seeping into the interior of the monument had loosened and
displaced the mortar between the limestone rocks of the
structure. In order to properly seal the walls and preserve the
monument, the top was removed and the interior fill materials
were taken out, level by level. On July 29, 1985, work was
halted when strange evidence appeared among the fill material.
Diagram 1 is a drawing of the interior of the