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Posted: 9:25 PM Jul 26, 2010
Union soldier's headstone corrected after decades
The headstone of a former Georgia slave and Union
soldier no longer identifies him as a member of the Confederate
army. His family failed to notice the error for years.
Reporter: AP Email Address: newsroom@wrdw.com |
A Confederate flag flaps in the wind marking the grave site of a Civil War veteran at Riverside Cemetary Sunday. April is considered Confederate history and heritage month.
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News 12
July 26, 2010
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) -- The headstone of a former slave and Union
soldier no longer identifies him as a member of the Confederate
army, after his family failed to notice the error for years.
More than 100 of Samuel Brown Sr.'s surviving descendants and
Civil War buffs in period dress gathered at Vallejo's Sunrise
Memorial Cemetery on Saturday for the dedication of his new
headstone.
Brown was born into slavery in Georgia in 1833. He joined the
Union Army after he was emancipated and served for about one year.
How the 90-year-old was buried under a Confederate headstone at the Northern California cemetery remains unknown.
A cemetery employee spotted the mistake and contacted the Sons
of Union Veterans.
The memorial organization held the dedication with the American
Civil War Association, a war-reenactment group.
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Information from: San Francisco Chronicle,
Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press.
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