Annual David Owen Dodd Memorial Slated
The annual David Owen Dodd memorial service will be held on January 7, 2012 at noon at the graveside of the “Boy Martyr of the Confederacy”. Held annually and sponsored by the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, the service is concluded by three vollies fired by Arkansas War Between the States Reenactors.
Reenactors who wish to march from the Little Rock Arsenal to the cemetery are urged to be at the MacArthur Museum of Military History by 10:00 a.m. From there, under arms and following the colors through the streets of Little Rock, the soldiers will arrive at Mt. Holly Cemetery and prepare for the memorial service.
Any spectators, including ladies who have black dresses for the occasion, are urged to bring a rose to lie on Dodd’s grave following the keynote given by Brent Carr- member of the David O. Dodd SCV Camp in Benton, Arkansas.
Brent Carr has been a resident of Saline County for most of his life. He and his family live in Haskell. He is the son of Bobby and Frances Carr of Haskell. Brent graduated with honors from Harmony Grove High School in 1989, and later achieved a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas.
Brent works for the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas as a Principal Engineer in Transmission Design. He is a registered Professional Engineer and also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Harmony Grove School district. Brent is a member of the David O Dodd Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and is an active Civil War re-enactor. He has participated in many historical battles and honor guard events and has a genuine desire to accurately teach and portray to others the triumphs and hardships faced by an infantry soldier serving on their chosen side of a divided nation during this period of US history.
His first role was to serve in the honor guard for the 2009 David O. Dodd memorial service. Brent is married to Nickie Carr and they have two daughters, Hannah and Sarah Grace. Nickie, Hannah and Sarah Grace, often join Brent in period dress during re-enacting and living history events to portray the lives and roles of women and children during the Civil War.
