Once again, Mr. Jim Blanton, of the American Legion, has placed flags at gravesites of American Civil War veterans buried at the two cemeteries in North Lewisburg, Champaign County, (Rush Township), Ohio - the Friends (AKA Quaker) Cemetery and the larger Butcher (AKA Walnut Grove) Cemetery. Thanking Mr. Blanton for caring about these American Civil War veterans and honoring their service to preserve the Union and keep our country standing united behind its flag.
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The shadow of Mr. Blanton is seen behind the marker (newly installed in June 2020) for Commissary Sergeant William H. Wagstaff
(The photo below is after Mr. Blanton cleared off the dead weeds and grass from the top of the marker.)
(The photo below is before Mr. Blanton cleared off the dead weeds and grass from the top of the marker.)
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Below is Jim Blanton's photo of the Captain James M S Butcher marker installed in June, 2020; the same time as the William H. Wagstaff marker was installed.
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Two photos below of the Butcher Family plots
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Below is the marker for Corporal William Apple
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Below is the marker for Loda Jones
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Below is the marker for Pvt. Harrison Apple
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Below is the marker for Pvt. William Tribbett
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Small American flags placed inside the small fenced in area at the Butcher Cemetery
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Below is the marker for Pvt. William Wright Fell
the lone known veteran buried at the
Friends Cemetery in North Lewisburg
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