The Presentation of the Flag of the Bartow Artillery to the Georgia State Capitol Museum
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Griffin-Spalding Historical Society
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Bailey-Tebault House Griffin Georgia April 21, 1999
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Color Guard from Old Fort Jackson, Savannah, Georgia
Captain Philip R. Brinson Sergeant Howard Williams Danny Grissette Patrick Rockwell
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Mrs. Jean Murray of Zebulon, whose husband's great-grandfather was a member of the Bartow Artillery, greeting guests and decendents.
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Guests and decendents getting aquainted before the presentation. To the left, Ms. Dorothy Olson, Museum Director for the Georgia State Capitol.
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Guest getting seated for the program. Man sitting to the right in white shirt is Commander Eddie J. Lanham of the SCV Sharpshooters Camp in Sharpsburg, Ga.
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Ms. Annette Mouchet President, Griffin-Spalding Historical Society Introduction
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Mr. J. P. Jennings, Jr., Historian, Griffin-Spalding Historical Society, officially presents Ms. Dorothy Olson Director of the Georgia State Museum with paper giving the museum the Bartow Artillery Flag.
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Coastal Heritage Society presents the Griffin-Spalding Historical Society with an actual cannon ball found at Old Fort Jackson where the Bartow Artillery was.
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After the presentation the GSHS serves refeshments.
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Descendents meet and greet.
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Bartow descendent David Corley shows replicas of the "Bartow Artillery Flag"
The event ends with the sound of Taps.
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Edward J. Lanham (R) Commander of the Sharpsburg, Ga. SCV Camp and Robert H. Kerlin (L) Commander of the Fayettville, Ga. SCV Camp are working on a project to locate the grave of all members of the Bartow Artillery. Anyone with information please post it on our message board here. Or email Webmaster, corley@mindspring.com
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