The Holleman brothers died 150 years ago, within a month of each other. Both were Confederate soldiers and were buried in West Raleigh. Because the West Raleigh area is slated for development, on Saturday the Holleman brothers were reburied in Oakwood Cemetery with full Confederate and Masonic honors.
The two brothers were Joel, who worked in a confederate hospital and Joseph, who was with the famous 26 Regiment commanded by Zebulon Vance. They were accompanied to Oakwood Cemetery for reburial by Confederate re-enactors, mourning ladies in black, a three-gun salute and many Raleigh residents, who wanted to pay their respects to the brothers and to watch Raleigh history in action.
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- One man’s casket is carried to the new burial site in Oakwood Cemetery.
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- Confederate soldier re-enactors bow their heads during a prayer.
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- Authentic uniforms and glasses are worn by the re-enactors.
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- During the ceremony C.J. Watkins, 13, of Raleigh, rests between the headstones in the Confederate section of Oakwood Cemetery.
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- Mourning ladies exchange a word during the re-burial ceremony.
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- The flag draped caskets of the two brothers, resting side by side during the ceremony.
