GDG- Col. Isaac Avery - the rest of the story
Bob McCune
goldmac at comcast.net
Wed Jan 23 20:38:23 CST 2008
Richard Clem's excellent article "Etched in Blood" in the latest GB Magazine
discusses the death and ultimate re-burial of Col. Isaac Avery in the
Washington Cemetary in Hagerstown, MD. Mr. Clem's research determined that
Col. Avery was erroneously buried as Col. J.E. Ayer.
But there is more to the story. On Nov. 3, 2007, Col. Avery's family
dedicated a new grave marker as reported in the Herald-Mail at this link
(scroll down to read the article)
http://michaelchardy.blogspot.com/2007/11/col-isaac-e-avery-6th-ncst.html
Regards,
Bob McCune
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