Steve Batey of Hammond, portraying Private John M. Meyer, (left foreground) and Charles Minard of Crown Point, portraying Private Charles Fry, (foreground right) join other reenactors of Company B 20th Indiana Infantry as they prepare for a toast during a ceremony to honor Civil War veteran Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso, Ind. Monday December 31, 2012. The ceremony marked the 150th anniversary of the wounds Suman suffered at the Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Also pictured are Carl Stahl of Hobart, portraying a 1st Sgt., (far left, rear) Bruce Markle of Crown Point portraying Private Oliver P. Rood, (second from right) and Bill Schmidtke of Thornton, Ill. portraying a private. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Michael Miller of DeMotte, portraying Col. John Wheeler of Company B 20th Indiana Infantry (far right) speaks during a ceremony to honor Civil War veteran Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso, Ind. Monday December 31, 2012. The ceremony marked the 150th anniversary of the wounds Suman suffered at the Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Civil War reenactors of Company B 20th Indiana Infantry gather for a ceremony at the gravesite of Civil War veteran Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso, Ind. Monday December 31, 2012. The ceremony marked the 150th anniversary of the wounds Suman suffered at the Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Bill Schmidtke of Thornton, Ill., portraying a Private in Company B 20th Indiana Infantry, fires a single volley during a ceremony to honor Civil War veteran Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso, Ind. Monday December 31, 2012. The ceremony marked the 150th anniversary of the wounds Suman suffered at the Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Also pictured are Charles Minard of Crown Point, portraying Private Charles Fry (left) and Bruce Markle of Crown Point portraying Private Oliver P. Rood. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Civil War reenactors of the 4th Indiana Light Artillery Marshall Garlach of Knox, (from left) Heath Fredendall of Hobart and Alan Whitefield of Hobart fire three canons shots during a ceremony to honor Civil War veteran Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso, Ind. Monday December 31, 2012. The ceremony marked the 150th anniversary of the wounds Suman suffered at the Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Civil War reenactors of Company B 20th Indiana Infantry, including Steve Batey of Hammond portraying Private John M. Meyer, (center) raise a glass in honor of Civil War veteran Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso, Ind. Monday December 31, 2012. The ceremony marked the 150th anniversary of the wounds Suman suffered at the Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

A portrait of Civil War veteran Col. Isaac Suman is displayed atop his gravestone during a ceremony honoring Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso, Ind. Monday December 31, 2012. The ceremony marked the 150th anniversary of the wounds Suman suffered at the Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Civil War reenactors of Company B 20th Indiana Infantry attend a ceremony to honor Civil War veteran Col. Isaac Suman at Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso, Ind. Monday December 31, 2012. The ceremony marked the 150th anniversary of the wounds Suman suffered at the Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tenn. From left are David Crane of Cedar Lake portraying Co. B Commander Cpt. Charles Bell, Ed Miller DeMotte portraying a recruiter and quartermaster Sgt. in Co. B, Carl Stahl of Hobart as a 1st Sgt., and Steve Batey of Hammond portraying Private John M. Meyer. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media