[VAcourier] Oakwood MOA Signed - We are moving ahead!

[Virginia Division SCV Communication List]

I received word from Attorney Patrick McSweeney that the City of 
Richmond officials signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the 
City of Richmond and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. It was explained 
that the City of Richmond officials needed to sign the document first 
and then the SCV. The MOA signed by the city officials was sent to me, I 
signed it and sent it on to C-I-C McMichael for his signature. The 
signed document has been received by Attorney McSweeney and will be 
distributed to the appropriate agencies.

The signed MOA gives the Virginia Division SCV the authority to maintain 
the Confederate section of Oakwood, do improvements on this section and 
install upright markers for our Confederate heroes. Their final resting 
place will be marked with their names instead of numbers. We hope to 
order and install 75 upright stones a month depending on how quickly the 
Veterans Administration can complete them and send them to us. The VA 
asked that we order only 10 upright stones for a trial run and after 
that, we should be able to order 75 at a time.

The first set of 10 upright markers have been ordered from the Veterans 
Administration. Compatriot John Kindred sent me a list of the names and 
units of the first 10 stones. This list, and others as they are ordered, 
will be placed on the Virginia Division Web site and sent out on the 
Virginia Courier, as well as being placed in the Confederate Veteran 
Magazine. We do not have an installation date yet, as that will be 
determined by how long it takes to receive the stones but the 
installation date will be announced once the stones have arrived.

As you can see, the first set of 10 stones includes Confederate soldiers 
from Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. This is a 
project that will require the help of SCV units from across the 
Confederation. It will take years to install the stones according to the 
planned schedule that has been established. Again, this project is not 
merely a Virginia Division project. It is a National SCV project 
involving each and every member. We need your support and your monetary 
donations to see this project through, restoring dignity and honor to 
our Confederate Veterans whose final resting places have been too long 
neglected. Please consider joining the Friends & Descendants of Oakwood 
Confederate Cemetery and help in this endeavor. A link to the Virginia 
Division Web site regarding Oakwood can be found at: 
http://www.scvva.org/Oakwood/index.html and a donation form or Friends & 
Descendants form can be downloaded from there.

As per our Memorandum of Agreement, we must install the stones in order 
by section and row. Keep an eye on the Virginia Division Web site, 
Confederate Veteran Magazine and messages from the Virginia Courier for 
updates and announcements regarding installation dates and the names of 
the veterans in the group to be installed. Individual stones that have 
previously been placed by family members will be incorporated into the 
design of the upright stones (they will not be removed). The existing 
small numbered markers will also be incorporated into the design of the 
upright stones.


John Sawyer, Commander
Virginia Division SCV





Here are the first 10 stones ordered, they are Infantry and Privates 
unless otherwise noted. In this group they are all Infantry and privates---

    *Last Name*

    	

    *First Name*

    	

    *Regiment*

    	

    *Company*

    	

    *Date of Death*

    	

    *Age*

    	

    *Grave Site*

    	

    *State*

    Nelson

    	

    John

    	

    02

    	

    I

    	

    1861-08-29

    	

    24

    	

    AA 001

    	

    Fla

    Kent

    	

    Jackson

    	

    02

    	

    I

    	

    1861-08-29

    	

    20

    	

    AA 002

    	

    Fla

    Davis

    	

    Thomas

    	

    07

    	

    B

    	

    1861-09-11

    	

     

    	

    AA 010

    	

    Sc

    Sills

    	

    James

    	

    02

    	

    I

    	

    1861-09-16

    	

    23

    	

    AA 013

    	

    Fla

    Harriss

    	

    William

    	

    01

    	

    G

    	

    1861

    	

    22

    	

    AA 008

    	

    Nc

    Hogan

    	

    Thomas M

    	

    02

    	

    L

    	

    1861-09-09

    	

    19

    	

    AA 009

    	

    Fla

    Powell

    	

    William J

    	

    02

    	

    F

    	

    1861-09-04

    	

    25

    	

    AA 004

    	

    Fla

    Layton

    	

    B W

    	

    03

    	

    D

    	

    1861

    	

     

    	

    AA 005

    	

    Sc

    Bagwell

    	

    Daniel V

    	

    13

    	

    D

    	

    1861-09-13

    	

     

    	

    AA 012

    	

    Ala

    Green

    	

    Riley

    	

    02

    	

    I

    	

    1861-09-01

    	

    22

    	

    AA 003

    	

    Fla




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