Editing Gray, Maine (section)

==="The Stranger"===
[[File:Stranger grave Gray Maine.jpg|left|thumb|Tombstone of "The Stranger" in Gray, Maine]] During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldier's body was accidentally sent to Gray. Instead of sending the body away, the "Ladies of Gray" gave the rebel soldier a proper burial and funded a gravestone marked simply, "Stranger". A statue dedicated to the "Unknown Soldier" was later erected in Gray Village Center, and every [[Memorial Day]], the Unknown Soldier is respected with a [[Flags of the Confederate States of America|Confederate flag]] marking the grave. (The Civil War was especially painful for the small town, as they had proportionately sent more men to conflict than any other town in Maine.) Today, there are more than 178 [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers—and one Confederate—buried in the Gray Village Cemetery.<ref>[http://20thmainevolunteers.com/stranger.html The Stranger]</ref>
{{further|Unknown Confederate Soldier of Gray, Maine}}