Events
Below are scenes from the Flat Rock Church Rededication ceremony. Vandals and thieves had stolen grave markers/Iron Crosses for the Confederate Soldiers buried there. Those crosses had been placed there by the families in the early 1900’s through a program headed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor those who served their States and defended their families. The members of the SCV Gist Camp came together to replace the markers and clean the graves.
The crowd gathers to observe the ceremony.
We honor God through prayer and service before anything else. Chaplain Brown of the Gist Camp says the prayer.
Hymn music is played by these lovely ladies in mourning.
Division Chaplain Lovelace gives a rousing speech and prayer.
A real family member of the honored dead speaks about her ancestors.
Our honored flags.
The Honor Guard assembled from multiple camps.
“Taps” is played.
The “Canteen” Ceremony remembering the fallen.
All of this was followed by a three round salute firing from all re-enactors.
We honored our ancestors that day for standing up for the original intent of the Founding Fathers against a tyrannical, unconstitutional government that was deviating more and more from the original compact between the States.
The following picture shows camp members standing near the wreath placed for Confederate Memorial Day services at the Jonesville Confederate Monument, May 4, 2014.
