- Joined
- Feb 23, 2013
- Location
- East Texas
I see Rick needs a tutorial on "How to post files" - no wonder he's still a "Cadet"!Sunday after our Muster was over I went to see the site where John Brown was hung in Charles Town on Samuel St very close to our hotel. Nothing was there except the sign by the road and the information plaque just inside the yard. The beautiful historic Victorian View attachment 417913View attachment 417914View attachment 417915View attachment 417913View attachment 417914View attachment 417915View attachment 417913View attachment 417914View attachment 417915View attachment 417917View attachment 417918View attachment 417919View attachment 417920
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home in this picture was built in 1892 by Col John Gibson, the militia commander, who was in charge of 800 militia men who stood guard to prevent any attempt to free Brown.View attachment 417913View attachment 417914View attachment 417915View attachment 417917View attachment 417918View attachment 417919View attachment 417920On Monday I visited the Mt Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, VA. In the Stonewall Confederate section I found the burial site of my Great Grandfather’s younger brother, Jesse Winchester Reeves, who died of disease in Jan of 1862. He was a member of the 3rd Arkansas unit. I had heard that he was buried here and wanted to see his grave marker for myself. What a great find! Well worth the trip!