‘America’s oldest John Doe’ is finally identified via DNA from bones on a Revolutionary War battlefield

Forensic anthropologist Bill Stevens, left, and archeologist James Legg, right, handle homemade coffins in preparation of the reburial of the remains of unidentified Revolutionary War soldiers killed in the Battle of Camden in 1780 on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. - (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Pvt. John Pumphrey, a Maryland teenager who died in one of the American Revolution's last major battles, has finally been identified after 246 years.

Through DNA testing and historical sleuthing, he can now take his place in history, just in time for the nation's 250th anniversary.