St. Louis, MO: Sherman Day Ceremony at Calvary Cemetery
Brigade members joined with the William T. Sherman/Billy Yank Camp #65, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, in their annual Sherman Day Ceremony on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at the Sherman gravesite in Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis. The tribute began with a parade from the main gate area to the Sherman family gravesite, followed by a brief address by John Nischwitz, a member of the St. Louis Civil War Roundtable, on lesser known incidents in the life of the General, and a military firing salute.
A Sea Cadets color guard leads the procession to the Sherman gravesite, followed by members of Company C.
Capt. Greg Zelinske leads the honor guard, including members of Turner Companies G, K, and E.
Capt. Randy Baehr waits to give the command to fire a salute to a Turner crew from Companies M, K, and E.