Cowan Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration
and Civil War Trail Marker Dedication
Sunday, June 30, 2013 starting at 1:00 pm in the Railroad Park
Music of 1863 - Robert Jones
Welcome - Sergeant Major Larry E. Williams US Army/Retired
Opening Prayer - Father Charlie Watkins
Pledge of allegiance to the Flag
Salute the Confederate Flag:
“I Salute the Confederate Flag with Affection, Reverence, and Undying
Devotion to the cause for which it stands.”
Cannon Fire - Whites Battery
Dr. John McCardell, Jr.
Music of 1863 - Robert Jones
Opening remarks - Dr. Michael Bradley
Civil War History - Steve Pearson, Franklin Co. Historical Soc.
Music of 1863 - Robert Jones
Ms. Lee Curtis, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Dedication of Civil War Trail Marker - Dr. Michael Bradley
Cannon Fire - Whites Battery
“I AM Their Flag” - Dr. Michael Bradley
Closing remarks - Sergeant Major Larry E. Williams
Cannon Fire - Whites Battery
Music of 1863 - Robert Jones
Refreshments served by
Kirby-Smith 327 United Daughters of the Confederacy
Flag and Cannon Display
Whites Batter Sons of Confederate Veterans
Sewing Machine Display
Miller Fulks, SCV Camp #72
Sponsors:
Cowan Railroad Museum
Cowan Development Company, Inc.
Cowan Center for the Arts and Training Center
Thank You:
Sergeant Major Larry Williams, US Army/Retired
Ladies of Kirby-Smith 327 United Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of the Confederacy Veterans Camp #72 (Manchester, TN)
Whites Battery - Charles Callaway, SCV Camp #72
Steve Pearson, Jarod Pearson and Laura Pearson Garner
Polly Hughes and Friends
O. B. Wilkinson, SCV Camp #72
Miller Fulks, SCV Camp #72
Rieben Family
Robert Jones
Dr. Michael Bradley
Dr. John McCardell, Jr.
Ms. Lee Waddell Curtis
Father Charles Watkins
For more information:
www.tncivilwar150.com
www.kirbysmith327.com
www.tennessee-scv.org/camp72/
www.VisitCowan.com
www.CowanRailroadMuseum.org
Other Civil War Commemoriations in the area:
- June 28 - Tullahoma - dedication of KY and SC monuments at Confederate Cemetery.
Lanthorn tour of cemeterey to follow during that evening.
- June 29 - Tullahoma - living history at South Jackson Civic Center.
- July 4 - Sewanee
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