After placing Battle flags on the Confederate veteran graves at Oak Hill, members of the Prattville Dragoons Camp 1524 moved to Robinson Springs cemetery in
Millbrook to do heavy maintenance work and put fresh flags on the 9
Confederates buried there. Compatriot Connor Lee had most of the grass cut with
his zero turn mower by the time the rest of the crew arrived. Grass was trimmed around all the the
graves in the cemetery, debris and litter removed and, other tasks were performed to
make the cemetery look special for April which is Confederate History and Heritage month. The highlight at this cemetery is the grave of Dragoon Lieutenant Samual D. Oliver; there is no
Confederate marker at his grave but as part of Confederate Memorial Day, the Dragoons will install a Southern Cross of Honor
during a ceremony on 22 April.
The
last item of work on Saturday was the burning of several trash piles at Indian
Hill Cemetery in Prattville. This is the cemetery the camp reclaimed from nature and
had a re-dedication service in 2015. A number of workers had already done the heavy maintenance work at this
cemetery two weeks ago so this day was only a light clean up and trash
burning. The members who participated in these activities making a busy productive day are to be commended for the work and support given to to all who came to support this effort. Our Confederate veterans in these 3 cemeteries were given the honor
they deserve for their sacrifice and loyalty to the Confederate cause of
government as intended by our founding fathers.
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