From the November 24, 2020, Clay (Clay County, Florida) Today.
Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Kirby Smith Camp #1209 installed grave stones on unmarked graves of five Confederate veterans and one for an unmarked grave of a Spanish-American War veteran.
The headstones:
Schley H. Wilson 48th Georgia Infantry
Mathew Mosley 11th Florida Infantry
John Mosley 1st Florida Infantry in Spanish American War
These unmarked graves were at Federal Hill Cemetery in the Oakleaf area.
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At Peoria Cemetery in Doctors Inlet:
William J. Dickinson 1st Florida Cavalry
William Henry Shepard 7th Florida Infantry
Ivey Williamson 3rd Florida Infantry
Kirby Smith Camp, SCV is a heritage organization that focuses on the preservation and legacy of those who fought for then Confederacy during the Civil War.
The Veterans Administration (VA) provides the grave stones because Confederate soldiers are considered American veterans.
--Old Secesh
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