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The remains of 58 soldiers who served in Arizona during the late 1800s were reburied with full military honors Saturday.
According to the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services, the soldiers fought during the Civil and Indian Wars in the Arizona Territory.
Originally buried in the military cemetery that served Tucson's Fort Lowell, the remains were discovered two years ago when work began on a new county courts complex downtown.
During the excavation, some soldiers' remains, along with a few full skeletons were found.
The department said many of the remains belonged to soldiers who were part of the California column, a 2,300 man brigade that marched into the territory from California in 1862.
Their mission was to confront Confederate troops and drive them out of the southern part of what is now Arizona and New Mexico.
Troops from the California Column occupied Tucson in 1862 and various California units were stationed there until 1866.
Other remains represent the 1st, 3rd and 6th U.S. Cavalry regiments, as well as the 8th 21st and 32nd U.S. Infantry who served at Fort Lowell during the late 1860s to the 1880s, according to the department.
The 10 a.m. ceremony was held at the Southern Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista.
