The Grand Traverse Herald in Michigan reports that a Civil War naval cannon forged at West Point Foundry on August 23, 1858 and a statue of a Union soldier will have a plaque dedicated telling of their history by the Robert Finch Camp 14 Sons of Union veterans of the Civil War. They will also talk about the 1917 dedication of the cannon by the Grand Army of the Republic.
The Sons of Union veterans have 200 camps nationwide and the Robert Finch Camp was established in 1914, making it the oldest in the state.
The statue was dedicated on Decoration Day 1870 to honor the 171 volunteers from Grand Traverse, of whom 32 died.
Let's Keep Preserving Our Past. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
