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I meet a interesting person today at Work.. The fourth great grand daughter of Brig. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. She works for Cracker Barrel at the Home Office in Lebanon, right down the road from me.
She is very history minded young lady we had a grand ole time discusiing her 4th great grand paw & the Civil war in general...
Her uncle is a Civil War relic collector who lives just south of nashville and Peach orchard Hill were a portion of the Battle of Nashville was fought.
Needless to say it was one of most interesting and fun days at work.
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
Interesting how a desendent of a Union General can be found in Tennessee.
__________________ F. S. Powers
Union Ancersor: Pvt Arnuah Norton, 60th Ohio. (G-G-G Grandfather) Died at Salisbury NC, November 3, 1864
Confederate Ancestors: Captain Thomas A. Morrow, 29th Texas Cavalry (G-G-G- Uncle) and 2LT George W. Morrow, 31st Texas Cavalry (G-G-G Grandfather). Both survived the war
Many Tennesseeans, especially those in the East, were for the Union. If you see her again, ask her to read Henry Heth's memoirs. He attended West Point with Burnsides and gives plenty of interesting anecdotes about him (the human side to Ambrose).