Civil War vet finally laid to rest

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Civil War Burial
Women in period dress pray during the military funeral for Civil War veteran Peter Knapp at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Ore., Friday, April 13, 2012. Knapp is the first Civil War veteran buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon's largest veterans' cemetery. His ashes had been sitting on a shelf at the Portland Crematorium since 1924.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)