I received a photocopy of a page of a book (no reference - only that it is page 13 and it has a hand written notation, "Smith Cemetery") from the Taylor County Historical Society. It names 18 Union soldiers who are buried at Smith Cemetery and states their graves have never been decorated on Memorial Day. The soldiers named are: James T. Smallwood, Robert Crayton, John Hawkins, John Behen, Samuel McAtee, John Wheeler, Joseph A. Roe, Benjamin Atherton, William Atherton, Frank Berber, Sanford Vandervort, George Brenard, Emory Behen, William Sinsel, John Crawford, Benjamin Hill, Frederick Bartlett and ??. (The 18th name must be on p. 14).
Can anyone tell me the source of this page and the date it was written? I would l like to know if it sparked any action? Have the graves ever been decorated on Memorial Day? If not, please remember the soldiers today.