From the July 23, 2015, Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Friends of Oakdale Cemetery."
The Friends of Oakdale Cemetery will hold a flashlight tour of Oakdale Cemetery 7:30-9:30 p.m. August 15 at 520 N. 15th Street.
The tour will be led by Chris E. Fonvielle Jr., Ed Gibson and superintendent Eric Kozen. They will speak about the history of Oakdale, Civil War veterans, funerary art and prominent people buried there.
Gen. W.H.C. Whiting, Captain John Newland Maffitt, Rose O'Neal Greenhow and Major James O'Reilly are among the Confederates buried there.
The cost is $15 a person and you must bring a flashlight.
The summer walking tour series continues 10 a.m.-noon September 19 at the cemetery. The cost for this one is $10 for non-members and free for members.
The tours are canceled in the event of inclement weather.
I'll Be Missing These, However. --Old B-R'er
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