In 2002, when I began covering relocation of the Mason Cemetery, I never imagined that a year later I’d be in the Smithsonian Institution as the remains believed to be those of planter and Confederate soldier Isaac Newton Mason were examined by a team of experts in...
Dr. Larry Cartmell Explains Autopsy Findings in the Isaac Newton Mason Case An important member of the team of scientists and historians who studied the 142-year-old remains of Isaac Newton Mason was Dr. Larry Cartmell, a general pathologist from Ada, Okla., who is...
Of the six metal caskets found in 2002 during the relocation of the Mason Cemetery, only the one believed to be Isaac Newton Mason remained sealed and intact. Although a portion of the tombstone was missing, the body was buried directly beside I.N. Mason’s parents and...
A Letter to the Pulaski Citizen from NBC/Discovery Channel Dear Editor, On Saturday, June 28, a funeral ceremony took place in Giles County to honor a man long lost to time and circumstance. Isaac Newton Mason was a Tennessee cavalryman during the Civil War who died...
