From our files: November 2010
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A group of Civil War reenactors participate in a grave marker dedication in Oakland Cemetery. The flag around the grave marker of Civil War veteran Carmi Walker is an old tradition. During the ceremony, it is removed and properly folded. Walker and fellow Civil War veteran George Pierson had headstones, but they were badly deteriorated. Fort Dodge historian Jerry Rowe, who had previously obtained government headstones for 12 other Civil War veterans buried at Oakland Cemetery, secured replacement markers for Pierson and Walker.
