STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve’s local Lt. Col. J. Felix St. James Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Camp 326 held an honor guard ceremony on April 14th in Memorial Cemetery.
Honor Guard Detail: (from left), Bill Janis, Paul Kist, Bob Bach, Ed Millinger, Gary Scheel. (R. Mueller photo.)
The Camp conducts the guard each year in honor of the Camp’s namesake, Lt. Col J. Felix St. James.
Marty Aubuchon standing guard (R. Mueller Photo)
St. James was one of first volunteers from the area after the start of the Civil War. A member of the 13th MO infantry regiment command, he died April 4, 1862, due to wounds suffered at the Battle of Shiloh, TN.
Ryan and Erin Martin (R. Mueller Photo)
His remains were returned to Ste. Genevieve and buried on April 14, 1862, next to his father’s tombstone.
(From left), Gary Scheel, Tony Smee, Bill Janis, Ed Millinger, Ryan Martin, Erin Martin, Paul Kist, Bob Bach, Bob Mueller, Marty Aubuchon. (Photo by Carol Kist)
Members of the Camp took turns standing in his honor while the Camp musicians, Ryan and Erin Martin, played Civil War era tunes as the guard changed.