Local Civil War veteran honored
Local Civil War veteran Jared Townsend received a headstone, Saturday afternoon, July 23. Members of Camp #15 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in Wind Lake, Wisconsin, worked with local cemetery caretaker Dean Thrun to place a government-issued headstone at Townsend’s gravesite. The SUVCW members then donned Civil War uniforms and performed a graveside dedication ceremony.
Pick up a copy of the July 28, 2016, LIFE or Enterprise for more information.