[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 113 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1710]
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    A SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF BACHMAN'S BATTERY 
                  VETERAN'S FUNERAL DETAIL VOLUNTEERS

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 13, 2006

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a 
group of South Carolinians who, for 10 years, have provided burial 
honors details through the South Carolina Military Department's Caisson 
Detachment for those killed in the line of duty, whether a member of 
the police, military, or civil service. How blessed our State and 
community are to have Steve Riggs, its founder, Jim Kenney, and their 
Bachman's Battery volunteers, gathered from far and wide, to provide 
this special service. For those who may not be familiar with the 
detachment's namesake, Bachman's Battery, in the War Between the 
States, Captain William K. Bachman commanded South Carolina's German 
Artillery, Battery B, part of the incomparable Hampton Legion. It came 
to be known as Bachman's Battery. Captain Bachman was the son of the 
prominent pastor of Charleston's St John's Lutheran Church, Dr. John 
Bachman. The Rev. Dr. Bachman, born in New York, was also a scientist 
and an associate of naturalist John James Audubon. His sisters were 
both married to Audubon's sons and his father has several species of 
birds named for him. To all of the Bachman Battery volunteers, thank 
you for your continued service in final tribute to the families of 
those who served.
  Bachman's Battery--Veterans' Funeral Detail Volunteers List: Stephen 
R. Riggs, Eric Klatt, John Shuler, James A. Kenney, Lindsey E. Riggs, 
James Andrews, Archie D. Willis III, Theodore Phillips, Mark Shambley, 
Keith Purdy, Jay Ford, Mark D. Herron,
  Jim Shelby, Jr., David M. Riggs, A.C. Fiveashe, W. Thomas Shealy, 
Kevin Shiflet, E.G. Sturgis, Michael Lussier, James J. Walker, Jr., 
John T. McNeill, Stephen M. Riggs, Richard Hippey.

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