1865 年六月节，黑人内战士兵、六月节老兵大卫·奇皮 (David Chippie) 在六月节当天被共和国大军协会在其墓地上纪念。 1865 Juneteenth veteran David Chippie, a Black Civil War soldier, was honored at his grave site on Juneteenth by the Society of the Grand Army of the Republic.

六月节假期前夕，共和国大军协会在河源公墓的墓地上为黑人内战士兵大卫·奇皮 (David Chippie) 举行了纪念活动，他是一位“六月节老兵”。 Black Civil War soldier David Chippie, a "Juneteenth veteran," was honored at his grave site in Riverhead Cemetery by the Society of the Grand Army of the Republic ahead of the Juneteenth holiday. 奇皮曾在康涅狄格志愿军第 29 团（有色人种）服役，参加过内战中的关键战役，并于 1865 年 6 月 19 日驻扎在德克萨斯州，当时他获悉了解放黑奴的消息。 Chippie, who served in the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers [Colored], fought in key battles of the Civil War and was stationed in Texas when he learned of emancipation on June 19, 1865.