Confederate Naval Jack

 

Preserving Our Area's History

 
 

Protecting Our Historic Flags
 
In 1994, Cumberland, Md., mayor and city council voted to remove one of Cumberland’s historic flags from the City Hall rotunda. This flag was one of many flags that was involved in Cumberland’s history since it became a city in 1787. The Confederate Naval Jack. Over the years the CHCO has become very concerned over the terrible historic revisionist in our nation. The CHCO took action to promote and save the graves of American Revolutionary and Confederate Soldiers. The CHCO has made it a practice to decorate the graves with the proper historical flags.

Photo: CHCO President Ed Taylor places a Thirteen Star Betsy Ross Revolutionary Flag on the grave of Captain David Lynn at Rose Hill Cemetery in Cumberland on 4th of July, 1998.
Members Mary Anna Dye and Ed Taylor placed a Betsy Ross flag at the grave of the Founder of Cumberland Thomas Beall of Samuel at Rose Hill Cemetery on 4th of July, 2000.
Georgene McLaughlin and Ed Taylor place Betsy Ross and flowers on the historic grave of Col. Thomas Cresap located in Oldtown, Md., near the C&O Canal.
For Confederate History Sally Stern places a Navel Jack on the grave of soldier Uriah Lease located at Euesbia Church and Cemetery in the Patterson Creek area of Mineral County, W.Va.
Ed & Kelly Taylor place the Navel Jack and Third National Confederate Flags at the grave of Captain George Sheetz at Eusabia Cemetery, Patterson Creek, W.Va.
Members Sally Stern and CHCO Vice President Mel Collins display Confederate Battle Flag and First National at a grave which is located in located in SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.

The Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization honors all veterans and prays for them. V.P. Mel Collins places U.S. Flag at the empty grave of Victor Tambello at SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Cumberland. Tambello was killed in the attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His body is in the U.S.S. Arizona.

 
Members Ed Taylor, Kelly Taylor and Sally Stern place First National Confederate Flag on the grave of Adam Schaefer, located at St. Lukes Cemetery, Cumberland.

Each year the CHCO attends the Confederate Jackson-Lee Day at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md. This is an event which marks the birthdays of the two great generals just days apart. Many members of the Sons of Confederate Soldiers attend.

Photo, the event, CHCO places their official wreath during ceremony during January 13, 2000 event. For Jackson-Lee information, call 410-296-9235.
June 2000, CHCO members and sons of Confederate Veterans pose for a photo at the Confederate monument at Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney, WVa. This photo was taken after a ceremony by the Hampshire County, WVa. Historical Society's Confederate Ceremony.

Monument of Confederate Soldier James Pollock, Pollock Family Cemetery. Mexico Farms, South of Cumb. Erected 2001.
Confederate Soldier John Van Horn. Located St. Patrick's Cemetery, Cumb. Erected 2003.