Curious about her family’s history, journalist Cheryl Wills began researching her ancestry, and found she was related to Sandy Wills, a former slave who served in the Civil War with the United States Colored Troops. Her search also led her to a distant relative, a former plantation, and ultimately to Private Wills’ remains, which have now been laid to rest – with full military honors – at a veterans cemetery in Memphis. CBS News’ Bill Whitaker reports.
Honoring a Civil War veteran who was lost to history
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