Did you know that the first documented postmortem dental identification on skeletal remains was made way back in 1776 by none other than Paul Revere? Many people realize Revere was a silversmith, but few know he was also a well-known dentist. He made the dental identification on the remains of Dr. Joseph Warren, a general killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Warren was buried after the battle by the British and shared a grave with another soldier. The grave was exhumed ten months later, with the desire to honor Warren properly. Revere was able to differentiate between the skeletal remains by a wire and ivory bridge he made Warren to replace a missing tooth. Warren was also the man who recruited Revere to make the famous Midnight Ride.