The public is invited to attend a special ceremony Saturday, October 8 at 11 a.m. at the Hillside Cemetery in Clarendon in honor of Herbert Charles Taylor.
It is believed that Taylor is the only Civil War soldier from Orleans County to die at Gettysburg – Little Round Top – with Colonel O’Rourke.
Students in Tim Archer’s service learning class at Albion Middle School will lead a special program to unveil a historical marker at Hillside Cemetery where Taylor is buried.
District officials say last year Archer’s students learned about local connections to the Civil War and worked to obtain the marker. It was not delivered until after the school year ended, so the dedication was scheduled for this fall.
The students worked with Clarendon historian Melissa Ierlan and Orleans County historian Matt Ballard on the project. Funding for the blue and gold marker is through the Pomeroy Foundation and the Orleans County History Department.
