Camp 1708 Confederate Memorial Day Observance
April 29, 2000
Tribute Dedication to John Newton McBrayer
18th Alabama Infantry, Company C, "Cahaba Valley Rangers"
Confederate States Army
July 24, 1861 to May 12, 1865
Enlisted at Ceder Grove, Alabama
Prisoner of War, Meridian, Mississippi
Captains:
James M. Oliver (discharged, 1 July 1863
James M. McLaughlin
Battles Engaged In:
Shiloh
Blackland
Mobile
Chichamauga
Chattanooga
Missionary Ridge
Dalton-Atlanta Campaign
Franklin, Tenn.
Spanish Fort, Ala.
Surrendered at Meridian, Miss., 4 May 1865
Born: March 5, 1837, Jefferson County, Alabama
Died: December 15, 1909, Mesa, Arizona Aged 73
Welcome --- Wayne E. Tatum, Commander, Camp 1708
Posting of Colors --- Arizona Civil War Council Re-Enactors
Invocation --- Shawn Hammack, Chaplain, Camp 1708
Musical Selection --- "Going Home" David Millett (Bagpipe) Mesa Fire Department
Memorial Tribute --- Larry Hammack, Adj., Camp 1708, "The Meaning of Confederate Memoial Day"
Tribute to John Newton McBrayer --- Wayne E. Tatum
Musical Selecton --- "Amazing Grace" David Millett
Placing of Wreath --- United Daughters of the Confederacy, Thunderbird Chapter
Salute to Soldiers --- Arizona Civil War Council Re-Enactors
Closing Remarks --- Wayne E. Tatum
Refreshments provided by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Thunderbird Chapter.