DNA from bones on a Revolutionary War battlefield solves the case of 'America's oldest John Doe'
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FILE - Forensic anthropologists, archeologists and volunteers prepare the remains of an unidentified Revolutionary War soldier killed in the Battle of Camden in 1780 for reburial on March 30, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)FILE - Forensic anthropologist Bill Stevens, left, and archeologist James Legg, right, handle homemade coffins in preparation of the reburial of the remains of unidentified Revolutionary War soldiers killed in the Battle of Camden in 1780 on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)This undated photo provided by the Maryland State Archives on Thursday, July 16, 2026, shows a copy of Pvt. John Pumphrey's re-enlistment contract with the 7th Maryland Regiment, dated Feb. 28, 1779. (Maryland State Archives via AP)Military personnel fold flags for the remains of 12 Continental soldiers killed at the Battle of Camden, S.C., during a memorial ceremony on April 22, 2023. (Historic Camden Foundation/via AP)Relatives of Revolutionary War Pvt. John Pumphrey pose for a photo outside the 19th century Benson-Hammond House in Linthicum Heights, Md., on June 18, 2026. (FHD Forensics via AP)
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FILE - Forensic anthropologists, archeologists and volunteers prepare the remains of an unidentified Revolutionary War soldier killed in the Battle of Camden in 1780 for reburial on March 30, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)