Confederate monuments were placed for Andrew Jackson Edwards and Lemuel Allred yesterday (November 24). Allred's grave heretofore was an unmarked stone next to his wife Nancy Allred in the Keith or Brown cemetery near Dodge City in Cullman County. Lem was a Private in Company C of the 29th Alabama Infantry. He was born in 1830 and died in 1910. Lem was captured at Nashville and served time at Camp Douglas until he was released in Jun of 1865. Andrew Jackson Edwards was buried in the old family cemetery on Stout's Mountain about a mile East of Lem's grave on the East side of Interstate 65. The Edwards family cemetery is located on private deer club timberland and difficult to locate. It's at the top of a hill at the end of County Road 511 southeast of Hanceville. County Roads 512 and 511 were built on top of the old railroad bed which carried coal from Stout's Mountain to the tippler at Hanceville. After some struggle, Edward's 200+ pound upright monument was slowly rolled up the steep hill over an old log road and placed beside that of his wife Sarah Ann Melinda "Sam" Ellis Edwards, who died in 1913. A.J. Edwards was born in 1833 and died 1888. He was a Sergeant in Company F of the 48th Alabama Infantry. He fought for four long years and finally surrendered at Appomattox. Neither of the old soldiers had an official ceremony of commemoration by any latter day sons of veterans. That may come later. However, following the placement of their monuments, the men involved (one of whom was a GGGrandson of both Allred and Edwards) put their tools aside, tipped their caps and bid the old soldiers to Rest In Peace, secure in the knowledge that for decades to come, other descendants can now visit their graves and honor their service.