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In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, Civil War re-enactors participate in ceremonies during funeral services Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, for the burial of the cremated remains of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in Pawtucket, R.I. in 1844 and fought in the Civil War, during funeral services, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Pawtucket, after his remains were transferred from storage at a cemetery in Seattle. (Charles Lawrence/The Valley Breeze via AP)

In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, Civil War re-enactors participate in ceremonies during funeral services Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, for the burial of the cremated remains of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in Pawtucket, R.I. in 1844 and fought in the Civil War, during funeral services, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Pawtucket, after his remains were transferred from storage at a cemetery in Seattle. (Charles Lawrence/The Valley Breeze via AP)

Flowers rest Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 on the grave of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1844 and fought in the Civil War, at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Pawtucket, following Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 funeral services for Johnson after his cremated remains were transferred from storage at a cemetery in Seattle. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)

Flowers rest Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 on the grave of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1844 and fought in the Civil War, at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Pawtucket, following Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 funeral services for Johnson after his cremated remains were transferred from storage at a cemetery in Seattle. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)

In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, an urn, foreground, containing the cremated remains of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1844 and fought in the Civil War, rests at his burial site during funeral services, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Pawtucket, after his remains were transferred from storage at a cemetery in Seattle. (Charles Lawrence/The Valley Breeze via AP)

In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, an urn, foreground, containing the cremated remains of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1844 and fought in the Civil War, rests at his burial site during funeral services, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Pawtucket, after his remains were transferred from storage at a cemetery in Seattle. (Charles Lawrence/The Valley Breeze via AP)

In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, Civil War re-enactors fold an American flag near an urn, center, containing the cremated remains of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1844 and fought in the Civil War, during funeral services, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Pawtucket, after his remains were transferred from storage at a cemetery in Seattle. (Charles Lawrence/The Valley Breeze via AP)

In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, Civil War re-enactors fold an American flag near an urn, center, containing the cremated remains of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1844 and fought in the Civil War, during funeral services, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at Oak Grove Cemetery, in Pawtucket, after his remains were transferred from storage at a cemetery in Seattle. (Charles Lawrence/The Valley Breeze via AP)