Major Rombauer served on General Grant's staff and participated in several
battles. His remains were at a funeral home and will be returned to
Carthage and laid to rest next to his wife and children. To quote the
Joplin Globe " the service for Rombauer may be one of the grandest
military funerals in this area for a long time".
Major Rombauer will be laid to rest with full military honors. The service
will involve an honor guard dressed in period dress along with members of
the Sons of Union Veterans, a musket salute and a cannon salute using a
cannon from Wilsons Creek Battlefield. To quote Steve Weldon, County
Archivist and Civil War Historian "This is not a re-enactment or living
history; this will be the real thing." This is a once in a life time
opportunity.
The Heartland Concert Band will start playing at
1:00 PM
. The ceremony
will start at
1:30 PM
. We will form a flag line along the route inside the
cemetery at 12;45PM. The flag line will consist of 3 groups. Group 1:
will stand the line from
12:45 to 1:15
, Group 2 will stand the line from
1:15 to 1:45
and Group 3 will stand the line to the end of the service.
Each group will have a different Ride Captain. Each group will consist of
about 35 riders.
Group 1 Ride Captain Adam Bracken. Group 2 Assistant State Captain Ray Villa.
Group 3 Senior Ride Captain Tom Daggett
Staging at the entrance to Park Cemetery, 801 South Baker Blvd, Carthage
at
12:00 noon
.
Briefing at
12:30
with Group 1 to be in place by
12:45
.
Note: There are no public facilities available.
This Service Is Open to the Public.
