Zion Cemetery Eagle Scout Project

 Zion Cemetery Eagle Scout Project.

 Nick Grady with Scout Troup 337 of Crossroads of America Council

October 25, 2008 


The goal for the day was to locate and clean all the 40 known veteran tombstones in this cemetery. 
They
were very successful and even found new names.  Everyone Scouts stepped up with great energy 
to clean and learned a new military history lessons this day.    Thank you Nick and everyone in this troop it 
was a
wonderful afternoon of networking together.  Below is a table with a few  veterans of Zion Cemetery
 and  other links.   The complete burial list for Zion is located on this site.  Zion Find-A-Grave

 

Scouts used 1 part ammonia and 4 parts water and nylon brushes. 

Here is just a few of the stones we cleaned this day.

Before

After

Henry Hallman 10 IND. INF.
Henry Gwin 31st US VOL INF
Frank B McCorkhill 150 IND INF.
Wm Wilder 12 IND BAT
Samuel Payne 16 IND LA.
J W Stewart 5 IND CAL
Daniel Riley 72nd IND INF
Oliver  Virgin 116 INF INF
Mathias Widener 11 IND CAL
J B Young 5th IND CAL

Learn more about our  Veterans 

Tippecanoe County Military links

Indiana Civil War

Indiana Civil War Archives

Civil War Rosters

Causes of the Civil War

Civil War Smithsonian

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War of Indiana

 


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Photos and page ©  by  L.A. Clugh
 2008 Tippecanoe County INPCRP