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The public is invited to gather at Filey’s Cemetery in Dillsburg for a community Memorial Day observance honoring the veterans who rest there and the service they gave to their country.At the center of the ceremony will be the long-overdue recognition of Civil War veteran and former prisoner of war Jackson Martin, a York County native who served in Company H of the 7th Pennsylvania Reserves.
Captured during the Overland Campaign in 1864, Martin endured months of imprisonment at Andersonville and Florence Stockade. Though he survived captivity, he returned home with his health permanently damaged by disease and starvation. In the years that followed he struggled to support himself and appears to have fallen through the cracks of postwar society. No pension was ever claimed on his behalf, and when he died in 1928 no military headstone marked his grave, despite his eligibility.
After nearly a century without recognition, his grave has now been properly marked through work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
This community observance will formally restore his name and service to the historic memory of the community while also honoring the many other veterans buried at Filey’s Cemetery whose lives reflect generations of military service.
All are welcome to attend as the community gathers to remember those who served and to ensure that their stories are not forgotten.
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19 S Fileys Rd, Dillsburg, PA 17019-9542, United States
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