When I was home for Thanksgiving I stopped by Evergreen Cemetery to visit relatives and was proud to see that someone had placed American flags on all the veterans’ graves, likely a project for Veterans Day. These Union veterans’ graves are in the oldest part of the cemetery.
Back when I was young, I think in the early 50s, they had a pageant, My Friend the Enemy which told the story of Fitzgerald being founded by Union Soldiers. I think they had it several times. A unique story. Fitzgerald Streets are names north and south after Confederates and east and west after Union soldiers. IF I remember correctly. My grandmother who owned the studio from the mids 30s lived in N.Lee. I love that town.
Brian, I’m curious as to why their are Union soldiers’ graves in the Fitzgerald cemetery?
The town was settled as a soldier’s colony by a Union veteran and pension attorney from Indianapolis named P. H. Fitzgerald.
Thanks, Brian. So, Fitzgerald is named after a Union soldier?
It is, Walt! He was a drummer boy in his regiment. Can’t recall the regiment right off hand.
good job
do you have any photos of the old cotton gins in operation 1958/59