Saturday, June 1, 2013 – Confederate Decoration Day
10:00am EDT
Green Hill Cemetery; Elizabethton, TN
 
June 3rd is observed as Confederate Decoration Day in Tennessee. In that regard, the Lt. Robert J. Tipton Camp of Elizabethton, Sons of Confederate Veterans will be holding a memorial service at Green Hill Cemetery at 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st.
 
The Honor Guard will be Company K 61st Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The namesake of the Elizabethton S.C.V. Camp #2083, 1st Lt. Robert J. Tipton of Company B 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, is interred in Green Hill.
 
The Honor Flag for the day will be a Confederate P.O.W.-M.I.A. flag, known as “the ladder to heaven- farewell flag”, is dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who survived the horrors of Union camps. This flag features a yellow star which represents all those who died in the conflict, combatants and Southern civilians. The gray field represents the Confederate gray. The yellow star represents all those who died in the conflict, combatants and Southern civilians. The Seal of the Confederacy with George Washington pointing the way is surrounded by the crops grown in the South which would include; corn, tobacco, cotton, beans, etc. The circle of stars represents each of the Confederate states. ”. The navy blue St. Andrews Cross is one of the colors of mourning and it also represents a part of the battle flag. Above the seal is the motto: “You Shall Not Be Forgotten”. Beneath the seal POW-MIA’s with the “Deo Vindice” within the seal which basically means “God Vindicates”.
 
The public is invited to attend. A locked gate will prevent the handicapped and elderly from safely entering the cemetery unless it is unlocked at the time of the event.
 
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