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Ceremony honorsCivil War soldierwith headstoneBrothers John and George Uzzell are buriedat Bethalto United Methodist CemeteryBy JIM KULPFor The TelegraphBETHALTO — A ceremony, which one of the organizers said is symbolic of the country pullingtogether after the Civil War,* heldbrother of George Uzzell of the 130th Illinois Infantry, who was imprisoned in Texas where his brother, Leonard,was a guard.The two met when JohnI^eonard Uzzellwas *Sunday in the Bethalto United Methodist«ow we havebeen unitedtold a Union soldier that he was about tothefor the past 135years and hopeluiaiktonc was that the citizens ofcross “deadline,” a line across which no prisoner couldunderunveiled to ^mark the crave BetnaltOod aConfederatetinue this fine traureddition to recognizein aremarkable all veterans buriedtwotale of brothers.The stone was unveiled by a drummer boy from the Sons ofConfederate Veteransthis cemeterycross threat of beingshot. During a conversation the two held over this issue, it developed that the prisoner was George Uzzell, John’sbrother, Gerling Eventually,when the warhistorianGeneralMajorBushrod Johnson Camp 1718 It commemorates Johnwas over, bothwere reunited and came to Bethalto to live.Both were buried in theLeonard Uzzell 129 years after he was buried He was thecemetery, but there was a dif-See CEREMONY, Page A7P*rmmm* ft ftmk:\\rfuHi%. S'-!■r 4'm.\IE¥■mm'km1Mb:3- *;'MlMSI%The Telegraph/MARGIE M BARNESHeath Hammers, 11, a member of Sons of Confederate Veterans Major General Bushrod Johnson Camp #1718,tries to get out from under the Illinois flag that was blowing Sunday during the Commemoration of the Lone Confederate at Bethalto United Methodist Cemetery.
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Alton Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Mon, Oct 02, 2000
Page 33
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