Full Confederate Military Funeral

Saturday August 7, 12:00 noon
Kronshage Park

Captain Joe Harrell

Captain Joe Harrell, of the 9th Virginia Provost, will be remembered on the battlefield prior to the Battle of Franklin, TN at a Full Confederate Military Funeral conducted by Major Gary Young of the 9th Virginia Cavalry Company B.

Joe passed away this past October after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The services will include a riderless horse with reversed stirrups, a bagpiper lamenting Joe's passing, and a 21 Gun Salute. Joe's cremains will be carried onto the field on a limber.

Joe was a member of the 9th Virginia and McGregor's Battery, as well a the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. He was also a long-time member of the Muskets & Memories Civil War Era Committee. He was a veteran of the US Navy and member of the VFW. Your support, by attending this event, would be greatly appreciated.