The Appomattox United Daughters of the Confederacy
held the annual Confederate Memorial Service on April 9, 2006 at the Confederate Cemetery. The speaker was Mr. Chris Calkins,
Chief of Interpretation at the Petersburg National Battlefield Park who gave his talk on “The Final Bloodshed –
The Battle of Appomattox”. The program consisted of singing, poetry, flowers
and flags. The UDC was most happy to welcome 2 buses of 8th Grade
children, teachers, and parents from the Rosemont Middle School, LaCrescenta, California, a tour arranged by Anne Whitaker
of Adventure Camps in Alexandria, Virginia. One bus arrived at 10:00 am and was
given a history of the cemetery and the soldiers buried there as well as information about the area. The second bus arrived for the actual Memorial Service at 2:00 pm. The children all participated in the
laying of the wreaths and flags for the soldiers graves. A final speaker, Mr.
James Hennig US Navy, ask if his American Flag could be flown at our ceremony. Mr. Hennig has spent two tours in Iraq and
is retiring from the Navy in several months and this is his retirement flag. It has flown over the U.S.S. Constitution (Old
Ironsides), Fort Henry, Gettysburg and it’s final stop - Appomattox. We were honored to have him participate in our
service.
The UDC would like to acknowledge
the participation and support of the Appomattox Rangers Court House Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans as well as other area
SCV camps who helped make this a Ceremony to remember. We would also like to
thank Mr. Harry Lilly, The Rebel One Gift Shop, for his continued support and the providing of our flags. You can check out
local soldiers stories and pictures on this web site.