On May 8, members of the Colonel John B. Palmer Camp 1946, Sons of Confederate Veterans, gathered to celebrate North Carolina’s C
onfederate Memorial Day. As in years past, members of the Camp met in front of the courthouse, where the Confederate National flag was run up. Next, the names of Yancey County’s Confederate dead were read, and then three volleys were fired in honor of the more than 1,000 men from Yancey County who served in the Confederate army.
After brunch, members of the Camp headed to the historic Bakersville Court House. From noon until 4:00 pm, a “Find Your Confederate Ancestor” program was held, and several individuals stopped by to chat or have us look up someone. Following this event, several members of the camp journeyed to the Green Cemetery in Northern Mitchell County to place two Veterans’ Administration markers on Confederate graves. One was for Jackson Stewart of the 58th NCT, who was also Mitchell County’s first sheriff. The other was a centotaph for Jasper Stewart, who was killed in action at Kolb’s Farm in 1864.
Finally, members of Camp 1946 gathered in the old Bakersville Cemetery for a candlelight service. There are ten Confederate soldiers buried at old Bakersville Cemetery. The event was well attended and we were happy to see some old friends and to make some new ones. As an added bonus, Jan and Randy Stewart brought their cannon and added three rounds of artillery fire to the rifled-muskets.
Overall, we had a great weekend, recruited some new members, and honored our Confederate ancestors.
Make sure you check out our Flickr account for more photographs.
onfederate Memorial Day. As in years past, members of the Camp met in front of the courthouse, where the Confederate National flag was run up. Next, the names of Yancey County’s Confederate dead were read, and then three volleys were fired in honor of the more than 1,000 men from Yancey County who served in the Confederate army.After brunch, members of the Camp headed to the historic Bakersville Court House. From noon until 4:00 pm, a “Find Your Confederate Ancestor” program was held, and several individuals stopped by to chat or have us look up someone. Following this event, several members of the camp journeyed to the Green Cemetery in Northern Mitchell County to place two Veterans’ Administration markers on Confederate graves. One was for Jackson Stewart of the 58th NCT, who was also Mitchell County’s first sheriff. The other was a centotaph for Jasper Stewart, who was killed in action at Kolb’s Farm in 1864.
Finally, members of Camp 1946 gathered in the old Bakersville Cemetery for a candlelight service. There are ten Confederate soldiers buried at old Bakersville Cemetery. The event was well attended and we were happy to see some old friends and to make some new ones. As an added bonus, Jan and Randy Stewart brought their cannon and added three rounds of artillery fire to the rifled-muskets.
Overall, we had a great weekend, recruited some new members, and honored our Confederate ancestors.
Make sure you check out our Flickr account for more photographs.
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