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Lee-Jackson Day Ceremony at Confederate Monument in Georgetown
The Delaware Grays, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #2068 in
Seaford invites interested people to attend their Lee-Jackson Birthday
Ceremony taking place at 1 PM on Saturday, January 19, at the Confederate
Soldiers' Monument in Georgetown, Delaware at the Georgetown Historical
Society.
The ceremony honors two of America's greatest military heroes: Robert E.
Lee, born January 19th, 1807 and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, born January
21, 1824. There will be speeches commemorating the lives of these two men,
the Delaware Grays color guard, and light refreshments following.
The "Delaware Grays", SCV Camp #2068 (based in Seaford, Delaware) is a
non-profit, non-political, non-racial, patriotic community organization
whose members are descendents of Confederate veterans who served honorably
during the "War Between the States". The non-profit Georgetown
Historical Society
is located at 510 South Bedford Street, off Route 113 and just down from the
inspection lane in Georgetown, Delaware. The museum includes a collection of
historic buildings and horse drawn carriages as well as thousands of
historical photographs, newspaper clippings, books and other memorabilia
about Georgetown, Sussex County, and Delaware.
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