The old military boys from Keeler Decoration Day-Civil War

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"The old military boys from Keeler Cemetery Decoration Day"

Photo submitted by Bernice Matrau Rudell, great granddaughter of Morgan W. Matrau 12-2002

Can you identify any of these soldiers at the Keeler Cemetery? Email the webmaster if you can help.
Left-click your mouse on a soldier above to take you to the Civil War page for more information on the persons listed below.

Left-Right
1. The Reverend Weldon

2. John McMillen

3. Martin Klett

4.    Jim Decker
5.    Morgan Matrau (Great Grandfather of Bernice Matrau Rudell)
6.    Nels Taylor
7.    John Klett
8.
9.    Andrew Slenker
10. George Pomeroy
11. Billy Gleason
12. John Taylor
13. Beed Timons
14. John McAlpine (Great Grandfather to Laurie Warner Jacobs)
15. George Lee
16. John Austin
17. Perry McKenzie

9-10-2007 Thanks to Laurie (Warner) Jacobs for identifying most of the names above from an actual newspaper clipping of the photo.

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