May 17, 2021 – West Bend, WI – There was a ceremony over the weekend at Old St. Mary’s Cemetery as members of the Marine Corps League, Kettle Moraine Detachment honor guard and the Civil War Monument committee paid tribute to 14 Civil War veterans.
Names on the monument include John A. Bauer, Joseph Berend, John Bertram, Johann Biertzer, Anton Clemens, Xavar Helzel, Jacob Liesenfelder, Joseph Meyer, Nicholas J. Mueller, Alois Ottinger, Andrew Schmidt, Peter Schmidt, John Schroeder, and Gerhard Van Bree.
The event featured a rifle salute and the playing of taps.
There have been other monument dedications including at St. Augustine Cemetery in the Town of Erin, St. Lawrence Parish Cemetery in St. Lawrence, Pilgrim Rest Cemetery in West Bend, and Holy Angels Cemetery in West Bend.
Click HERE for more information on Remembering Our Civil War Veterans.
Photos courtesy Jen Fechter.