The Confederate Battle Flag Lives On: He was born in 1841, so he would have been in his prime, his early 20s, when he served in the Civil War. With the first name John, he literally was a "Johnny Reb." He obviously survived, and the records say he became a minister in the Presbyterian Church. His grave boasts a foot stone and a body stone in a rather unusual combination. The body stones in this section of the cemetery may be mid-20th century additions to the landscape. Could they go back to the Civil War centennial in the 1960s? Oakland Cemetery. [2007]
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