Rutland veteran gets Civil War headstone
After serving his country in the Civil War for over two years, Aaron B. Page lay in an unmarked grave in Colorado for 97 years.
Late last month, the Rutland-born war veteran finally received a long overdue and well-deserved Civil War headstone at an official graveside ceremony in Wheat Ridge, Colo., according to one of his descendants.
At the ceremony, descendants of Aaron Page, and the people who helped organize the event, gathered in Olinger Crown Hill ceremony to shed light on his achievements.
Michael J. Page, one of Aaron's descendants and a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War who took the lead in organizing the dedication process, was one of many who attended the service.
"The ceremony went very, very well," Michael said. "I have been involved in a few of them in my home state of Michigan, and I was so impressed with all the different groups that showed up for the dedication ceremony. It had representation from not only the Sons of Unions, but they also had several Civil War reenactment groups and representatives from the American Legion."
The SUVCW is a national organization, formed in 1881 to carry on the traditions of the Grand Army of the Republic, which was a veterans' organization restricted to individuals who had served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Revenue Cutter Service during the Civil War.
