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Soldier of Southwestern Virginia
The Civil War Letters of Captain John Preston Sheffey
This is a very good book. My wife got it for me at Christmas this past year. I'll do some more searching for you. Capt. Sheffey was in the 8th Cav and most of the letters were to a young lady he ended up marrying. Very interesting book...a must read.
First off, thank you both for being so kind. It made my day while I was surfing and found this post about something so close to my home. Here is a little link from the town of Dublin that I thought you might enjoy, a little history of Dublin and the Battle of Cloyd's Farm. http://www.dublintown.org/page5.html
Thanks guys. I have that book. A great read. Have either one of you been to Bastion, Va.? The road that runs south out of it runs into Suiter. There use to be a sign but it's gone now. Off that road is another road that goes up on top of the mountain to Burks Garden. That is a pretty place. There is a stone house that sets way back in a field that one of my distant relatives built. My line lived on Clearfork north of Tazewell.
Martin Suiter
__________________ "I want to bury myself in a den of books. I want to saturate myself with the elements of which they are made and breathe their atmosphere until I am of it."
--Lew Wallace, 1885
Thanks guys. I have that book. A great read. Have either one of you been to Bastion, Va.? The road that runs south out of it runs into Suiter. There use to be a sign but it's gone now. Off that road is another road that goes up on top of the mountain to Burks Garden. That is a pretty place. There is a stone house that sets way back in a field that one of my distant relatives built. My line lived on Clearfork north of Tazewell.
Martin Suiter
Martin,
Burkes Garden is a truly unique treasure. I'd hate to get stuck in there during a heavy snow though! Isn't there only the one road in/out? Incidentally one of my ancestors married Elizabeth Burke, whose father discovered Burke's Garden.
My lines are from the Crockett's Cove area of Wythe County, the Snowville area of Pulaski County, and the Little Creek area of what is now Bland County.
Regards,
John W.
__________________ Ancestors in CSA Army: 51st VA, 54th VA, 45th VA, 50th VA, 24th VA
First off, thank you both for being so kind. It made my day while I was surfing and found this post about something so close to my home. Here is a little link from the town of Dublin that I thought you might enjoy, a little history of Dublin and the Battle of Cloyd's Farm. http://www.dublintown.org/page5.html
Clay,
That's a great little site. It's a shame that Wythe and Pulaski Counties don't promote their Civil War history more. It would be great if the State or a preservation group could acquire Cloyd's Mountain someday.
John W.
__________________ Ancestors in CSA Army: 51st VA, 54th VA, 45th VA, 50th VA, 24th VA
It's been a real pleasure following you fellows over mountain and ****. Thank you for this wonderful tour, really makes me want to visit myself. Have been meaning for a good while to get to Beverley, Grafton, Rich Mountain, which isn't all that far from me in Western PA. i must move a WVa Civil War visit up my list. Thanks again, friends, i wouldn't mind some more background from this area. ed
__________________ 'It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag'
__________________ "I want to bury myself in a den of books. I want to saturate myself with the elements of which they are made and breathe their atmosphere until I am of it."
--Lew Wallace, 1885
I know John. I just wondered if you guys have seen it. I was impressed.
Martin
__________________ "I want to bury myself in a den of books. I want to saturate myself with the elements of which they are made and breathe their atmosphere until I am of it."
--Lew Wallace, 1885
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