Every January 7, local Civil War reenactors gather at historic Mount Holly Cemetery in downtown Little Rock to commemorate the death of David O. Dodd the so-called "Boy Martyr of the Confederacy" who was executed by Union troops for being a spy. Those who are interested in the story can find it here:http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2536# .
Here are some pictures from today's ceremony. Suffice it to say these people take this stuff verrrrrry seriously. I'll have more on this tomorrow.
Hi, I sent your wonderful photo of Kenton piping in the troops to him. Hope you don't mind. I think he was wearing a Stewart tartan. I will have to look closer.
ReplyDeleteDon;t mind at all.....
ReplyDeleteI finally understand why the South lost. Our soldiers were all over 40!
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