Coventry Civil War Commemoration this Sunday
COVENTRY – The Coventry Town Museum Association and Coventry Town Historian Phyllis Lerwick will present the Fourth Annual Commemorative Event for a Civil War Veteran at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The public is invited to attend.
The program will be held at the historic United Methodist Church and the Coventry Union Cemetery and Burial Ground on State Route 206 in Coventry.
This year’s event will honor Coventry native son Hezekiah Knickerbocker, born March 19, 1831. Knickerbocker fought with the 8th Cavalry, Company C at the Battle of Cedar Creek and was imprisoned at Salisbury Confederate Prison in North Carolina. He died from injuries sustained in battle in 1865, at the age of 34, and was buried in Coventry Union Cemetery.
The commemorative program will include Civil War music and songs, period readings, excerpts from Knickerbocker’s letters home and commentary by family members.
At the cemetery, a prayer will be offered followed by a flag ceremony by marching troops, a gunfire salute, taps and the tolling of the church bell in memory of the fallen soldier.
Participants in the afternoon’s events will include Civil War re-enactors, local musicians and vocalists, a Civil War nurse, Coventry Firemen, veterans, Coventry government officials, church members, Coventry residents and invited guests. Some will appear in period costume or uniform.
Refreshments will be served at the Methodist Church Chapel following the ceremony at the cemetery.
This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council of the Arts, administered by the Chenango County Council of the Arts.
The program will be held at the historic United Methodist Church and the Coventry Union Cemetery and Burial Ground on State Route 206 in Coventry.
This year’s event will honor Coventry native son Hezekiah Knickerbocker, born March 19, 1831. Knickerbocker fought with the 8th Cavalry, Company C at the Battle of Cedar Creek and was imprisoned at Salisbury Confederate Prison in North Carolina. He died from injuries sustained in battle in 1865, at the age of 34, and was buried in Coventry Union Cemetery.
The commemorative program will include Civil War music and songs, period readings, excerpts from Knickerbocker’s letters home and commentary by family members.
At the cemetery, a prayer will be offered followed by a flag ceremony by marching troops, a gunfire salute, taps and the tolling of the church bell in memory of the fallen soldier.
Participants in the afternoon’s events will include Civil War re-enactors, local musicians and vocalists, a Civil War nurse, Coventry Firemen, veterans, Coventry government officials, church members, Coventry residents and invited guests. Some will appear in period costume or uniform.
Refreshments will be served at the Methodist Church Chapel following the ceremony at the cemetery.
This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council of the Arts, administered by the Chenango County Council of the Arts.
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