Guard historian talks about National Cemetery

Historic City News reader Ted Pappas reported that, last night, the Veterans Council of St Johns County held a special free presentation by Florida National Guard Command Historian Gregory A. Moore in the Virginia Room of the Ringhaver Student Center at Flagler College.

The topic, taken from Colonel Moore’s newly published book, was the National Cemetery at St Augustine. The evening’s activities were sponsored by the St Augustine 450th Military Commemoration Committee.

Following his testament to military history and heroes, the local author was available to sign copies of “Sacred Ground: The Military Cemetery at St Augustine”.

Biographical Data: Lt. Col (Ret.) Gregory A. Moore

Gregory A Moore (B.A., U.S. Military Academy, 1974: J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 1982) is Command Historian of the Florida National Guard, where he has served since June 5, 2001. In addition to his responsibilities of preserving the history and traditions of the Florida National Guard he is tasked with educating members of the public, as well as the organization, about that history through publications of monograms, maintenance and operation of the St Francis Barracks Museum, and guided tours of the Barracks and Post of St Augustine, to include the national Cemetery. Over the years, Colonel Moore has served as a board member or trustee of a number of historically-oriented organizations, to include the Seminole Wars Foundation, St Augustine Historical Society and Fort Mose Historical Society. His paper, “The 1702 Siege of St Augustine: English Miscalculation of Spanish Good Fortune” appeared in El Escribano in 2002 and was read at the symposium, “Firestone and Ashes: the Siege of 1702,” sponsored by the St Augustine Historical Society.