Huntsville 2-2-1928

[Barrycdog]

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[Lazy Bayou]

Nice picture. Thanks for posting. I'm assuming some of those were vets still alive in 1928.

 

[Dave Wilma]

The black men are wearing medals. Are these UCV devices?

 

[AndyHall]

The black men are wearing medals. Are these UCV devices?

Probably reunion badges. Very common.

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Steve Perry, a.k.a. "Uncle Steve Eberhart," c. 1845-1936, Rome Georgia, c. 1934.

 

[tryagain]

Here is a 1928 reunion picture link -see on right side -two CS African Americans.
https://archive.org/stream/confederateveter3619conf#page/96/mode/2up
who were they?

 

[AndyHall]

Here is a 1928 reunion picture link -see on right side -two CS African Americans.
https://archive.org/stream/confederateveter3619conf#page/96/mode/2up
who were they?

The last graf of the article reads,

Two old ante-bellum negroes [sic.] are also members of the Camp, Uncle Mat Gray and Uncle Henry Bolling, who stand to the right of the picture. Needless to say that they enjoyed the dinner.