Sen. George to attend rededication ceremony of monument to Civil War veterans

Friday, October 02, 2009

WHAT: Sen. Tom George will be the guest speaker at a rededication ceremony of a monument to the veterans of the Civil War.  George was invited by the March to the Sea Camp No. 135 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

WHO: Sen. Tom George, R-Texas Township
Members of the March to the Sea Camp No. 135 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
    
WHERE: Oak Lawn Cemetery
130 N. Nottawa Street
Sturgis     

WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 4, from 1 - 3 p.m.

WHY: The monument is a howitzer tube that has been remounted, cleaned and painted as part of a community wide effort of restoration.  The memorial cannon is one of nearly 12,000 that were donated by the U.S. government between 1872 to 1916 to local posts of the Grand Army of the Republic and other civic and patriotic groups for the purpose of display as a veterans war memorial. 

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