STE. GENEVIEVE – The St. James Camp of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will hold a traditional Decoration Day ceremony on Saturday May 30th from 11:30 am to 12:15 pm in Memorial Cemetery, 35N. 5th Street.
Decoration Day was established in 1868 by the Grand Army of the Republic veteran’s organization and is considered as the beginning of what would become Memorial Day. The purpose of Decoration Day was to honor those Union servicemen who died serving in the Civil War.
The May 30th event will include honoring the names of fifty-one Ste. Genevieve countians who died while serving the Union. Many of those listed are buried in cemeteries in other Missouri counties and states.
As such, they are not usually remembered as having been from our county. The camp invites the public to this free event, especially those that are descendants of those listed below. Join us as we honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to save the Union.
- Felix St. James 13th MO Inf.
Franklin Banchart 8th Prov. EMM
Arthur Bantz 47th MO Inf.
Jean Baptiste 56th USC Inf.
John Beauchamp 78th EMM
Josiah Bell 47th MO Inf.
Austin Bell 47th MO Inf.
Bernhart Bieser 47th MO Inf.
Augustus Boarman 3rd M.S.M. Cav.
Benjamin Bogy 56th USC Inf.
Andwine Bova 68th USC Inf.
Adrian Calliott 47th MO Inf.
Joshua Coffer 47th MO Inf.
George Falk 30th MO Inf.
Jessie Gooch 1st MO Light Art.
Alexander Guitar 14th MO Cav.
Geo. Higgins 47th MO Inf.
Joseph Jokerst 2nd MO Lt. Art.
Jerry Kaufman 56th USC Inf.
Logan Koffman 56th USC Inf.
Francis Labruyere 47th MO Inf.
John Larose 47th MO Inf.
Louis Louisson 56th USC Inf.
Lorenzo Mason 30th MO Inf.
Sterlin Morris 56th USC Inf.
Xavier Nageleisen 30th MO Inf.
William Nelson 47th MO Inf.
Montgomery Palmer 31st MO Inf.
James Patterson 10th MO Cav.
Rafe Redman 56th USC Inf.
Gabriel Riney 62nd USC Inf.
Franz Roth 78th EMM
Francis Roth 30th MO Inf.
Peter Rozier 65th USC Inf.
Charles Schenz 30th MO Inf.
Joseph Schilli 47th MO Inf.
Gregor Schnur 47th MO Inf.
Peter Schumert 29th MO Inf.
John Siebert 21st MO Inf.
Benjamin Sinclair 47th MO Inf.
Franklin Smith 65th USC Inf.
Benedict Steele 47th MO Inf.
Joseph Schwab 47th MO Inf.
James Swink 56th USC Inf.
Daniel Taylor 56th USC Inf.
Felix Valle 18th MO Inf.
Henry Valle 67th USC Inf.
August Wiegle 30th MO Inf.
Wend. Wittenauer 30th MO Inf.
Benjamin Woodruff 50th MO Inf.
Jacob Zimmer 30th MO Inf.