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USCT Veteran Headstone Dedication – Honor The Service of Civil War and World War I Veterans
June 11, 2022 @ 11:00 am EDT
Free
Join us to dedicate the headstones of Civil War and World War I Veterans and honor their service.
The graves of several Civil War and World War I Veterans have been unmarked and nearly forgotten. Over the past months, working with the Veterans Administration, we have received the headstones for many Veterans buried in Ellsworth Cemetery. We would be honored if you would join us as we officially unveil and dedicate these headstones.
The ceremony will start at 11 am.
We are honored to remember these Americans as we unveil their headstones, leaving a lastly physical reminder of their legacy of sacrifice, dedication, and courage.
Civil War Veterans
- Private William Adams, Company C, 30th US Colored Infantry
- Private Samuel Bowens, Company E, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry
- Private Elias Cole, Company F, 4th US Colored Infantry
- Private John Cole, Company F, 4th US Colored Infantry
- Private Allen Franklin, Company D, 38th US Colored Infantry
- Private Philip McLane, Company B, 4th US Colored Infantry
- Private Simon Wilson, Company F, 30th US Colored Infantry
World War I Veterans
- Private Thomas Bruce, Battery F, 351st Artillery
- Private First Class Albertus Dorum
- Private Harvey Gibson, Company C, 371st Infantry
Other notes:
- Parking is available across the street from the cemetery.
- If you need seating, please bring a folding chair.
- We will have copies of the annotated edition Rev. John B. Snowden’s autobiography available for a donation to the cemetery.
- Tickets are free. Please sign up so that we can let you know our plans in case of bad weather.
- We’ll have a cemetery tour available after the cemetery.
