Members of Camp 1524 spent Saturday morning February 26th at Pea Ridge Cemetery near Burnsville AL clearing undergrowth around the graves under the pines at this historic place. Camp Quartermaster Bill Myrick, Color Sgt John Dennis, Comms Officer Doug Butler and compatriots Rob Schwartz and Darrell Haywood worked the project chopping down small pines, bushes and weeds which had grown thick around the grounds. The men used chainsaws, weed eaters with blades, swing blades and wood chippers on the bushes and small trees. This is a long term project which will take multiple workdays but these compatriots got off to a great start on a neglected resting place for a number of Revolutionary War and Confederate veterans. A number of these tombstones are massive and tell amazing stories including that of Needham C. Bedingfield whose marker records the battle in which he was wounded. US and Confederate flags were placed at the tombstones of these veterans. This is another terrific community service project undertaken by SCV Camp 1524 which also honors these veterans of two of America's historic conflicts which largely formed and shaped our country. The photos show some images of the grounds before and after the work performed this day.
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