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At the

request of Turin Mayor W. Allen Smith, the Sons of

Confederate Veterans Camp 1729, Sharpsburg Sharpshooters,

will sponsor a cleanup of the Tranquil Cemetery.

The

cemetery was first connected to a Methodist church in the

1820s. There are two Union soldiers buried here as well

as a number of black grave sites.

There are

approximately 20 black grave sites with headstones and as

many as 200 sites without headstones.

The

Sharpshooters will be cleaning this portion of the

cemetery and invite anyone interested to come this

Saturday, Jan. 15, at 9 a.m. to help out.

They will

provide the tools necessary to clean the grave sites and

the grave markers. "We would appreciate those in the

area to come and help, whether you have ancestors buried

here or not," said camp Commander Edward J. Lanham.

The

cemetery is on Tranquil Cemetery Road, just past Turin,

traveling east about one mile on the road to a dirt road

and then left into the cemetery. Signs will be posted

along the way.