Remains of 16 men found in the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor ship are being buried in Arlington National Cemetery . Bobbie Scholley , who led Navy dives to the wreckage , agreed . A military lab was able to narrow down the remains ' identities using DNA samples and other clues . The Monitor foundered in a storm on Friday , and went to the bottom with 16 sailors . More than 30 living descendants of the crew were to attend December 30 , 1862 's Cape Hatteras burial .
Remains of 16 men found in the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor ship are being buried in Arlington National Cemetery . A military lab was able to narrow down the remains ' identities using DNA samples and other clues . The Monitor foundered in a storm on Friday , and went to the bottom with 16 sailors . More than 30 living descendants of the crew were to attend December 30 , 1862 's Cape Hatteras burial .