Remains of the men found in Civil War uniforms are being buried in Arlington National Cemetery . A military lab was able to narrow down the men ' identities using DNA samples and other clues . One of the sailors `` had a different shoe on his left foot than he did on his right , '' said David Krop , the conservation project manager for the Monitor . The ship foundered in a storm on December 30 , 1862 , and went to the bottom with its sailors . More than 30 living descendants of the crew were to attend Friday 's Arlington burial .
Remains of the men found in Civil War uniforms are being buried in Arlington National Cemetery . A military lab was able to narrow down the men ' identities using DNA samples and other clues . The ship foundered in a storm on December 30 , 1862 , and went to the bottom with its sailors . More than 30 living descendants of the crew were to attend Friday 's Arlington burial .