MARSHFIELD PIONEER CEMETERY
PAST EVENTS
REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY May 26, 2007
JOIN HANDS DAY, May , 2007
MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY, October
REFLECTION CEREMONY May 26, 2007
JOIN HANDS DAY, May , 2007
MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY, October
REDEDICATION CEREMONY May 26, 2007
JOIN HANDS DAY, May , 2007
Remembrance Ceremony
May 26, 2007
Always Vigilant
Always Vigilant
Always Vigilant
The headstones for two World War I Veterans
whose graves were unmarked were dedicated.
ERICK B. ANDERSON
128TH Spruce Squadron
Died in Service at Fort Vancouver
awaiting his discharge
RAY TIBBETTS
Died in Service at Fort Lewis
He left his
home in perfect health He looked so
young and brave We little
thought how soon he'd be Laid in a
soldier in a soldier's grave J. B. Anderson, Empire, Oregon
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REFLECTION C
EREMONYMAY 27, 2006
Let Us Never Forget
Let Us Never Forget
Let Us Never Forget
Reenactment of G.A.R. Memorial Day Ceremony
by the Sons of Union Civil Veterans in period uniforms,
MIA Reflection, Roll of the Dead, Patriotic Music
Representatives of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Baker Post,
and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Barbara Frietche Tent ,
dedicate the grave of D. H. Halstead.
The graves of four other Civil War Veterans with newly placed headstones
were also dedicated.
The graves of the following Civil War Veterans whose graves were unmarked
are now marked with newly installed Government Issue headstones.
Josiah B. Arnott, Co. C 56th New York Infantry
David H. Halstead, Co. E 4th Iowa Infantry
J.R.
Lightner, Co. F 12th Illinois Infantry
W.W. Macoon, Co. E 6th Kansas Calvary
Edward Marsh, Co. E 33rd Illinois Infantry
Visit the website of the "Tenth Legion"
The site is dedicated to the original volunteers who formed the "Tenth Legion,"
later the called the 56th N.Y. Volunteer Infantry,
and to the Civil War buffs who portray them today.
Josiah Arnott (misspelled Arnett in the muster rolls) served with this unit.
REDEDICATION CEREMONY
MAY 28, 2005
The remaining Coos County members of the G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic),
veterans of the Civil War, pose in front of a monument
dedicated to Spanish-American War Veterans
The photograph was most likely taken in 1926, when Marshfield hosted
the Oregon G.A.R. Encampment.*
Following the Rededication Ceremony on May 28th, 2005, we invited
the seven oldest veterans in attendance to pose for
a similar photograph.
The flyer for the Rededication was designed using artwork originally published
in the Coos Bay Times on June 22nd, 1926.
* G.A.R. Veterans' photo
Courtesy of the Coos County Historical Society
Newspaper artwork used with permission:
Images may not be reproduced without permission.
updated 09/25/2007