The members of Old Hickory Chapter 747 UDC held a memorial for chapter member Ann Schlemm's Confederate ancestor, Private Richard McGeehee. Several family members were in attendance for the ceremony. The honor guard members were Lee Lankford, Ricky Luther and Billy Adcock of
Camp 2034.

Local groups celebrate Confederate History Month with ceremonies

The Dickson Herald, Dickson, TN - Friday May 6, 2005

The sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy celebrated Confederate History Month in April. The groups honored Confederate soldiers from Hickman County who fought for Southern Heritage at the courthouse in Centerville. The United Daughters of the Confederacy Old Hickory Smith Chapter #747 UDC in Dickson also held two dedication ceremonies in Dickson and Cheatham counties to honor ancestors of the chapter members. Private Richard McGeehee was honored with a dedication at his grave site in White Cemetery off Spencer Mill Road in Dickson County. Sgt. Alexander Hamilton Bell was honored with a dedication at Bell Cemetery in Cheatham County Sgt. Bell is the ancestor of Alice Blake, second vice-president of the Old Hickory Smith Chapter #747 UDC. Ann Schlemm dedicates a military gravestone for her ancestor, Private McGeehee of the 16th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment at White Cemetery in Dickson County. Schelmm is the registrar for Old Hickory Smith Chapter #747 United Daughters of the Confederacy. Members of Captain Ed Baxter Camp 2034 Sons of Confederate Veterans in Fairview fire a 21-gun salute during the ceremony in Hickman County.

Below are some pictures from the McGeehee Ceremony.
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