PRESS RELEASE We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Conover Memorial Service Date: Saturday, 23 October 2004 Time: 2PM <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawm/WmSDeal.htm>http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawm/WmSDeal.htm Confederate soldier William Silas Deal, a native of Catawba County, will be remembered with a memorial marker and ceremony at the St. John's Lutheran Church cemetery in Conover NC. Nearly 140 years ago, Deal, who was a member of St. John's, enlisted with the NC troops during the War for Southern Independence. He was 40 years old, well past the age of required military service. Deal fought for the Confederacy and was captured at the Battle of Hatcher's Run in Virginia. He died of disease at Point Lookout (MD) prison, seven weeks after the war ended. According to local historian and genealogist Derick Hartshorn, Deal's body is buried in an unmarked grave at Point Lookout. Attending the ceremony will be the color guard of C.F. Connor Camp #849 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, as well as re-enactors from neighboring camps. Members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Order of the Confederate Rose will attend in period costumes. The Rev. Scott Johnson of St. Johns will give the invocation, and the color guard will present a rifle salute. Descendants of William Silas Deal, as well as special guests, are expected from across the country. The public is invited. The church is located at 2126 St Johns Chrch Road NE, off NC Highway 16 north of Conover. For further details or directions, please call the church at (828) 464-4071 Tell a friend about NCSouth. To subscribe, just send a message to NCSouth-subscribe@yahoogroups.com