Marcus Reno's detail began burying the dead on Last Stand Hill in shallow graves.
The graves were very shallow, reflecting that cavalry in the field really didn't have equipment suitable for digging graves. During the battle itself digging in had proven to be difficult. The extent to which the soldiers were barely covered would be shocking under modern circumstances, but then burying men where they fell would be too. In the 19th Century, however, there was little other choice.
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