The wreath on the door commemorates Confederate Memorial Day which is a state holiday in some states in the US. In Georgia, it was April 27th. It gives people a chance to honor and remember the Confederate soldiers who died or were wounded during the Civil War in the 1860s. Old Stone Church was used as a hospital.
UPDATE: This painting has been donated to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Catoosa Chapter 1987, who placed this wreath.
2 comments:
Almost like a photograph for me, I was present at the "laying" of the wreath by the Catoosa Chapter 1987 United Daughters of the Confederacy. Had you been there sooner, you would have seen 8 ladies in black, as a picture out of the past.
Pat Pelfrey
Flintstone, GA
Thank you so much for participating in this tradition of laying the wreath! It was a perfect day when this painting was done, and I couldn't help remembering all those who were there in the makeshift hospital during the War.
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