St. Louis, MO: Sherman Day Ceremony at Calvary Cemetery
Brigade members joined with the Ulysses S. Grant Camp #68, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, in their annual Sherman Day Ceremony on Sunday, October 25, 2020, 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 brief addresses.
Capt. Greg Zelinske leads the honor guard from Company G and several SVR units from the main gate to the Sherman gravesite in Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis, MO, on Oct. 25, 2020.
Capt. Greg Zelinske gives instructions to the honor guard from Company G and several SVR units from the main gate to the Sherman gravesite in Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis, MO, on Oct. 25, 2020.
The honor guard takes its positions at the Sherman gravesite in Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis, MO, on Oct. 25, 2020.
Robert Amsler, Camp Commander of the U. S. Grant Camp #68, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, addresses those in attendance at the Sherman Day ceremony Oct. 25, 2020, at Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis, MO.
Sharon Michael, president of Julia Dent Grant Tent #16, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, addresses those in attendance at the Sherman Day ceremony Oct. 25, 2020, at Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis, MO.
The honor guard prepares to fire a rifle salute at the Sherman Day ceremony Oct. 25, 2020, at Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis, MO.
The honor guard prepares to fire a rifle salute at the Sherman Day ceremony Oct. 25, 2020, at Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis, MO.