Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc.
For more than 115 years, Alvin Brianard Munger, a 2nd Lieutenant and a Union soldier in the U.S. Army and William Allen Walker, a soldier of the Confederate Army, have been laid in unmarked graves at Roseland Cemetery in Monticello. They fought during the War Between The States and were brothers-in-law.
A Memorial Service was held on May 26 to honor these men and to dedicate their headstones, recently installed by members of the Finley's Brigade.
The Saturday program was hosted by the Finley's Brigade, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1614 and the 2nd Infantry Regiment United States Colored Troops Living History Association. The program began and ended just after and before heavy afternoon rain showers. Over 40 guests attended the service, quite a few more than expected for two veterans who died so long ago.
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