SHELBY — The National Wreaths Across America Day will be celebrated at Shelby Oakland Cemetery. The Oakland Heritage Connection will host a wreath-laying ceremony at noon on Dec. 16 at […]
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Bellville Medal of Honor recipient’s grave to get marker on Nov. 4
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — John Rowalt is buried about 174 miles away from where he was born in Bellville — in an unmarked grave near Fort Mitchell, Ky. That 148-year […]
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Bellville Medal of Honor recipient’s grave to be honored 148 years after death
BELLVILLE –– U.S. Army Pvt. John F. Rowalt received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1870 for his bravery during the Indian Campaigns in the Arizona Territory. The Bellville native […]
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Column: Gettysburg ‘Peach Orchard’ a sobering reminder of historical lessons learned
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Peaches again now grow in the “Peach Orchard” in the Gettysburg National Military Park in eastern Pennsylvania. It’s been 160 years since musket Minie balls and artillery […]