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Veteran
Marker Placed at Greenville Union Cemetery
Greenville Union Cemetery recently placed a VA marker for Civil War
Soldier Denise Denise. DAR member Caroline Petitjean noticed Denise’s
grave was unmarked when counting the graves for their “Wreaths Across
America” project in the Soldiers Section of the cemetery. Fort
GreeneVille Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
assisted the cemetery in applying for a government issued marker.
PVT Denise Denise served in the Union for 3 years in CO G 40 OHIO INF.
He entered service October 19, 1861 and was wounded in action July 17,
1864 at Chattachooee River GA. He mustered out Nov 5 1864 at Pulaski,
Tenn. He was born June 22, 1836 in Warren County, Ohio and died March
29, 1922 Darke County, Ohio
Fort GreeneVille DAR and Greenville Union Cemetery were honored to work
together to recognize Denise’s service to his country. A
GAR flag holder, flag and flowers were placed on his grave.
Fort GreeneVille DAR is still taking donations for "Wreaths Across
America" at Greenville Union Cemetery. There are many Veteran markers
that still need wreaths.
To donate a wreath go to
https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/search?searchType=group and
sponsor a wreath there. If you would like to sponsor a wreath for a
specific veteran, please contact Fort GreeneVille Daughters of the
American Revolution on Facebook, any Fort GreeneVille member or email
FtGVille@gmail.com
Local volunteers are working hard to ensure that all veterans laid to
rest at Greenville Union Cemetery are honored this December on National
Wreaths Across America Day. This year, the ceremony, held
simultaneously across the country at more than 1,200 locations, will be
on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. The goal: to place a live, balsam fir
wreath at the headstone of every veteran buried there and spread
patriotism and commemoration for the ultimate sacrifices they made for
our country.
From now until November, volunteers will host various fundraisers to
sponsor the approximately 2000+ wreaths needed to honor every veteran
at the Greenville Union Cemetery. Each wreath sponsorship costs $15,
with $5 going to the local fundraising group, Fort GreeneVille DAR, as
part of a special fundraising program developed by Wreaths Across
America. Fort GreeneVille Chapter will use monies raised to continue
the wreath program at Greenville Union Cemetery and various local
Veteran projects.
National Wreaths Across America Day is a free event, open to all. For
more information, to donate or to sign up to volunteer, please visit
www.WreathsAcrossAmerica.org.
Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at
Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill
Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission – Remember, Honor, Teach
– is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying
ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at more than 1,200
veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.
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