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Held Monday Evening, May 26, 2008 |
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Held Monday Evening, May 26, 2008 |
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Missionary Ridge Camp #63 began the
Memorial Day evening by stopping at the James Watkins Cemetery in the Old Mill Trace Subdivision
near Ringgold, Georgia. The cemetery is in the middle of the subdivision. |
 James Watkins did what he thought was "right" at the start of the War by leaving home, family and friends, and walking to Nashville to join a Union unit. He eventually found himself in the 4th Tennessee Infantry (not sure if this is a battery, battalion or regiment). He survived the War and returned to his North Georgia home to resume his farming profession. |
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The Camp follows the SUVCW guidelines for conducting Memorial Day services.
At left, the Camp renders a salute to James Watkins in humble respect for his sacrifice and
courage. The service consisted of an opening prayer, a history of James Watkins, a reading of
the origins of Memorial or "Decoration" Day, the salute and benediction. Below, several of the Camp's members take a moment to eat and have a short, informal meeting before proceding to the next Memorial Day remembrance: the Torchlight Tour at Chattanooga National Cemetery.  |