Pictured above are
Dr. Bohannon and the members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans who participated
in the Memorial Service. (Chris Davis was not available.)
The
Carroll County Veterans Memorial Park was the location chosen by the
McDaniel-Curtis Camp 165 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans to hold their
Confederate Memorial Day Service on Saturday, April 26. Dr. Keith Bohannon of
the University of West Georgia’s History Department was the guest speaker for
the event. A wreath was placed in front of the Confederate KIA Wall of Honor in
remembrance of the 191 names of Carroll County citizens who were killed in the
conflict. After the placing of the wreath, a musket salute was fired and Taps
were played by Chris Davis to honor those who died. This is an annual event,
and the Veterans Park is the perfect place to gather to honor the largest
number of our Carroll County veterans who were killed in a single conflict.