Auction of a Civil War soldiers skull cancelled

[TrpnBils]

Auction of a Civil War soldier's skull cancelled

This one's from just down the road from me... In 1949 it was found on a farm which had been a field hospital during the war. The current owner has a terminal illness and is liquidating some of his belongings which are also being auctioned off. It's now going to the NPS to be buried.

Auction of Civil War Soldier's Remains Sparks Outrage, Bidding Canceled - Your4State.com

 

[BC1969]

Glad it was canceled that's just so wrong!
Thanks for sharing the story.

Mike

 

[SusanMN]

Glad someone had the sense to cancel it.

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Wow. Glad someone had the sense to finally do the right thing.

 

[TrpnBils]

I'm kind of surprised that the auction company doesn't have any kind of rules (or that there isn't some kind of law) against selling human remains. Heck, I think eBay and Craigslist even have rules against that sort of thing.

 

[Hangman]

Being former military, I know for a fact that military remains are not to be "sold" or disturbed, It makes no difference what war or country they are from, I would like to know who the auction house was?

 

[TrpnBils]

I'm not sure... it may have just been something like an estate auction. Although the guy who has had it in his possession this whole time is still alive, so I dunno.

 

[Boatlode]

Two questions: Who would buy a skull? And what would you do with it? Put it in your curio cabinet and show it off to house guests?

 

[BC1969]

You never know..world is full of all sorts of weird people lol.

Mike