Henry Raymond
Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: Barbara on May 05, 2014, 01:26:47 PM
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BERLIN, Vt. (AP) -- A weathered headstone in a cemetery near the state airport in Berlin marks one resident's contribution to saving the Union during the Battle of the Wilderness, which began 150 years ago Monday.
The gravesite commemorates the life of Cornelius Nye, who was 32 when he died May 5, 1864, during the Civil War battle in Virginia.
To honor the sacrifices of Nye and the 1,234 Vermonters killed, wounded or captured during the two-day battle, church bells will ring across the state at 4 p.m. Monday, the hour the First Vermont Brigade was ordered into action. A wreath bearing the Freedom and Unit seal of Vermont will also be laid at a monument to the Vermont Brigade on the battlefield in Virginia.
Last month, the Vermont House passed a resolution commemorating the state's role in the battle and urging the ringing of the bells for 10 minutes.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/resolutn/HR0015.pdf (http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2014/resolutn/HR0015.pdf)
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Are the churches in town going to ring bells at 4? That would be awesome if they did!
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I will be at the United Church of Fairfax for the ten minutes, ringing away.
That was why I posted, so people would know what the bells were for.
Just forgot to put that in the original post.
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Just have to bring attention to my Great Grandfather who received The Purple Heart. You can check it out if you click on the following link:L
http://www.vtgrandpa.com/forum/index.php?topic=1950.0 (http://www.vtgrandpa.com/forum/index.php?topic=1950.0)