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Unknown Confederate Soldier Grave Honored in Abbeville Ceremony
Secession Hill near Abbeville hosted a Civil War era ceremony honoring an unknown Confederate soldier buried at the hill’s base. Confederate reenactor roles included Jefferson Davis portrayed by Robert Hayes and generals Lee Jackson and Stuart, with a wreath-laying, 21-gun salute, and a tombstone unveiled from Buckingham Quarry.
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Abbeville
Jefferson Davis
Secession Hill
Secession Avenue
Davis
Robert Hayes
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
J.E.B. Stuart
James Longstreet
Hayes
Southern Patriot
South Carolina
Stuart
Wayne Jones
North Augusta
Buckingham
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
University of Virginia
David Gillespie
Pumpkintown
Alabama
Confederacy
Jones
Colin Ridd
J.E.B Stuart
Jlin Riddle