Greetings & Salutations, Y'all!
Well my friends and fellow travelers, just a day after attending the official South Carolina Confederate Memorial Day services in Columbia, on Sunday, May 5th, I found myself traveling to another one.
This time it was right next door over in Union County, South Carolina attending one of the smaller local events sponsored by the Brigadier General States Rights Gist Camp #1451 Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) from Union. This event took place at the Confederate Soldiers' Monument in Jonesboro, South Carolina.
In attendance were representatives of two other upstate South Carolina SCV camps: the Captain Moses Wood Camp #125 from Gaffney (Cherokee County) and the Captain Adam Washington Ballenger Camp #68 from Spartanburg and various guests -- approximately 40 people overall.
This was one of a couple hundred smaller and larger Confederate Memorial Day services that took place in various smaller Carolina towns this weekend ahead of the May 10th State holiday for both North and South Carolina.
Most of these events consisted of graveside services, the laying of flowers and wreaths at graves and Confederate monuments. In some cases just small groups of men, women, and children gathering annually to clean headstones and place flags on the graves of Confederate soldiers who died during the War Between the States (1861-1865) or aged Southern veterans who survived and were later buried with their fallen brothers.
This time it was right next door over in Union County, South Carolina attending one of the smaller local events sponsored by the Brigadier General States Rights Gist Camp #1451 Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) from Union. This event took place at the Confederate Soldiers' Monument in Jonesboro, South Carolina.
In attendance were representatives of two other upstate South Carolina SCV camps: the Captain Moses Wood Camp #125 from Gaffney (Cherokee County) and the Captain Adam Washington Ballenger Camp #68 from Spartanburg and various guests -- approximately 40 people overall.
This was one of a couple hundred smaller and larger Confederate Memorial Day services that took place in various smaller Carolina towns this weekend ahead of the May 10th State holiday for both North and South Carolina.
Most of these events consisted of graveside services, the laying of flowers and wreaths at graves and Confederate monuments. In some cases just small groups of men, women, and children gathering annually to clean headstones and place flags on the graves of Confederate soldiers who died during the War Between the States (1861-1865) or aged Southern veterans who survived and were later buried with their fallen brothers.
The following are the photos I took of the event.
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| Members of the Brigadier General States Right Gist Camp #1451 Union, South Carolina. |
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| Members of the Captain Moses Wood Camp #125 Gaffney, South Carolina. |
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| Members of the Captain Adam Washington Ballenger Camp #68 Spartanburg, South Carolina. |
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| Group photo of those who attended and participated in the event. |
Just like the larger annual service in Columbia sponsored by the South Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans (SC SCV) and United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) I was honored to be a part of this service and remembering those who served in defense of South Carolina and Southern independence.
Their service, and the service of all America's veterans, should never be forgotten.
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