The Second Annual Event Honoring the Men of the 5th & 6th USCC Murdered After the Battle of Saltville


Saturday Dusk Service, October 2, 1999

Jason Brown,
Jason Brown, Descendant of Private Samuel Truehart 5th USCC,
Raises Flag in Tribute

Pvt. Gerald Wellington & Cpl. Charles Rawlins
Pvt. Gerald Wellington & Cpl. Charles Rawlins of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry

L-R Cpl. Norm Hill, Bill Archer, Harold Wells and Pvt. Gerald Wellington Confer After Evening Ceremony
L-R Cpl. Norm Hill, Bill Archer, Harold Wells and Pvt. Gerald Wellington Confer After Evening Ceremony

Jason Samuel, Phyllis and David Brown and Pvt. Gerald Wellington, Cpl. Norm Hill, Cpl. Charles Rawlins & Sgt. Bill Radcliff
Descendants of Private Samuel Truehart, 5th USCC (L-R Jason Samuel, Phyllis and David Brown) Joined by Reenactors Representing the 54th Massachusetts Infantry (L-R Pvt. Gerald Wellington, Cpl. Norm Hill, Cpl. Charles Rawlins & Sgt. Bill Radcliff)


Sunday Sunrise Service, October 3, 1999

Charles Rawlins and Jim Bordwine
Confederate & Union Reenactors Remember the Fallen
(Charles Rawlins of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry and Jim Bordwine of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry)

Major Bernie Siler
Major Bernie Siler, U.S. Army Reserves, Addresses
Those Gathered at the Dawn Service

Daniel Wells
Daniel Wells Blowing Taps

Charles Rawlins and Jim Bordwine
Charles Rawlins of 54th Massachusetts Infantry and Jim Bordwine of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry
Salute the Fallen Men of the 5th & 6th USCC

Bluefield (WV) High School Band Play
Bluefield (WV) High School Band Play "Amazing Grace" To Close Sunrise Service