Schedule of Events for
Confederate Memorial Day 2017
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017 at ROMNEY
Thirteenth Virginia Volunteer Infantry's Schedule
8:30 p.m. Mountaineer Partisan
Rangers, Camp 2249, assisted by Hampshire Camp 284, and Hampshire
County Historical Society gather at Indian Mound Cemetery, located on
Rt. 50, west end of Romney, WV, to conduct a luminary service
commemorating Hampshire County's Confederate Soldiers.
Opening Invocation: Pastor Gary Smith
Reading of the Honor Roll of Soldiers
named on the Monument
9:00 p.m. Lighting of the Luminaries
by Camp 284.
TAPS
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2017
Thirteenth Virginia
Volunteer Infantry's Schedule
All services performed by the
Thirteenth Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Mountaineer Partisan Rangers,
Camp 2249, Camp Commander Matt Arnott and Pastor Jeff Rossignol.
9 a.m. Malick Community Cemetery located on Route 29, near Slanesville, WV.
Installation of Iron Cross on the graves of Isaac C. Haines, 18th
Va. Cav. Co. C and William A. Haines, Sgt. 118th Va., 1st
Militia. Flags and decoration of graves with memorial services.
9:35 a.m. Salem Methodist Church and Cemetery, located on Spring Gap Road, near Slanesville, WV.
Installation of Iron Cross on the grave of Perry Saville, 13th
Va, Inf. Co I.
10:15 a.m. Levels located at the end
of Jersey Mountain Road. Flags and decoration of graves with memorial
services.
10:35 a.m. Wesley Chapel located on
Jersey Mountain Road. Flags and decoration of graves with memorial
services for Pvt. John Whitacre, 31st Va. Militia, CO. H
11:00 a.m. Three Churches where Lunch
for the Thirteenth Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and Mountaineer
Partisan Rangers, Camp 2249 will be served at the Ruritan building.
12:00 noon Branch Mountain Cemetery
located beside Three Churches. Installation of Iron Cross on the
graves of John Sneathen, 114th and 18th Va.
Cav. Co H, and John H. Thompson, 18th Va. Cav. Co. C.
Flags and decoration of graves with
memorial services.
12:30 p.m. Methodist Primitive Church
located in the same area. Iron Cross Installation on the graves of
Captain Josiah Hardy, 114th Militia and 33rd
Va. Infantry Co. H, Captain Luther Ginevan, 18th Va. Cav.
Co. C, and Lorenzo Shanholtzer, 2nd Corporal, 114th
Va. Militia, Co. A. Flags and decoration of graves with memorial
services.
2 p.m. Re-enactor- Color Guard March down Main Street, Romney, from the Old Courthouse to the Confederate Monument in Indian Mound Cemetery, located on the west end of Romney. The Thirteenth Virginia Volunteer Infantry accompanied by Sons of Confederate Veterans, Mountaineer Partisan Rangers, Camp 2249.
Ceremony at Indian Mound Cemetery
2:45 Indian Mound Cemetery located on
west end of Romney, Rt 50.
Invocation-----Pastor Jeff Rossignol
Greeting and introduction of guest speaker------Dan Hileman
Guest speaker------Charles Hall
Flag Pledge
Draping of the Garland---a large handcrafted garland will be entwined around the Confederate
Monument with decoration of graves, the placing of flags and memorial services by the
Thirteenth Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camps 284 and
2249.
Reading of the
Honor Roll of Confederate Soldiers buried at Indian Mound Cemetery
Musket Salute by
the Thirteenth Virginia Volunteer Infantry
Mt. Pisgah Benevolent Cemetery
Mt. Pisgah Cemetery: Installation of Iron Cross and tombstone for grave of Alfred Whiting.
Invocation-----Pastor Jeff Rossignol
Guest speaker-----Rob Wolford
Taps
4:00 p.m. Sit Down Dinner at Tyggart Hall, Romney,WV., for the Thirteenth Virginia Volunteer Infantry and
guests hosted by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camps 284 and 2249 and the Hampshire County Historical Society.
This event concludes the evening.
SUNDAY JUNE 4, 2017
8:00 a.m. Devotional service on the
grounds of Tyggart Hall by Pastor Jeff Rossignol, Mountaineer
Partisan Rangers, Camp 2249 and the Thirteenth Va. Volunteer
Infantry, Co I.
Public invited to attend.
Ride the Rails to Ridgedale---Travel
back in Time
12:30 p.m. Board the Potomac Eagle at
Wapacomo Station, north of Romney.
Tickets available at: Anderson's
Corner, 304-822-4285, B-Belles, Dillon's Country Treasures, State
Farm Insurance or Taggart Hall, 91 South High Street, 304-822-4320
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