Re-enactors participate in Memorial Day celebrations - Philadelphia
May 27th, 2012 by
JKEL
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A bugler in a Civil War uniform stands apart from the crowd and plays "Taps".
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02/07
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Dr. Andy Waskie, President of the General Meade Society of Philadelphia, leads a Memorial Day procession of Civil War re-enactors through the grounds of Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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03/07
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Civil War re-enactors observe ceremonies at the graveside of General George Meade, Commander of the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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04/07
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A speaker addresses onlookers and participants dressed in civilian and military garb from the Civil War era at the graveside of General George Meade, Commander of the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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05/07
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A bugler in Civil War uniform plays "Taps" in Memorial Day services at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. Laurel Hill was the site of Philadelphia's first Memorial Day Observance in 1868.
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06/07
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A young Civil War re-enactor is encouraged to sprinkle flower petals at the gravesides of fallen soldiers in Memorial Day services at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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07/07
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A wreath is placed at the graveside of a Civil War soldier in Memorial Day services at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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