The March 29th Carroll County Times had an article about Sgt. John E. Buffington who won the Medal of Honor on April 2, 1865 when he planted the first Union flag atop Confederate fortifications at Petersburg, Virginia. An administrative error delayed him getting it until April 3, 1908.
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will be honoring him today at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Taneytown. They found that his grave was marked with a Medal of Honor symbol, but not that of the Grand Army of the Republic. This will be corrected.
Two great grandsons will be present along with other descendants.
The Color Guard will be provided by the Gettysburg Camp SUV 112.
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