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- Rockbridge County, Virginia
Found this interesting, thought others might as well.
Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, The Last Confederate Casualty in the War Between the States: In April 1865, the South was just about overrun. Still, brave defenders stood up to the invader and defended their country, their states and their communities. Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, the defender of Munford, was one such man. Lt. Buttram and a contingent of 500 citizens, invalids, and home guards faced a hostile invader numbering approximately 2500. The defenders didn't have much hope but stand they did! During the short battle, Lt. Buttram and two invaders were killed. It is not known how many were wounded. The dead were buried where they fell. After the war, the invaders were disinterred and carried home. Lt. Buttram remained in his wartime grave. Much later, the soldiers who served with him and members of the community erected a monument to Buttram. The monument stood as his headstone until 1972 when it was, for some unknown reason, moved across the street. Now Lt. Buttram's grave is unmarked and lies in the front yard of a private residence. The Town of Munford and the Samuel C. Kelly SCV Camp 454, are working together to finally give Lt. Buttram the funeral he deserves. The University of Alabama Archaeology Department will disinter Lt. Buttram from his now unmarked grave and he will be given a full Confederate Military Funeral when he is reburied at the foot of the monument honoring his sacrifice. April 17-18, 2020, rain or shine.
Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, The Last Confederate Casualty in the War Between the States: In April 1865, the South was just about overrun. Still, brave defenders stood up to the invader and defended their country, their states and their communities. Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, the defender of Munford, was one such man. Lt. Buttram and a contingent of 500 citizens, invalids, and home guards faced a hostile invader numbering approximately 2500. The defenders didn't have much hope but stand they did! During the short battle, Lt. Buttram and two invaders were killed. It is not known how many were wounded. The dead were buried where they fell. After the war, the invaders were disinterred and carried home. Lt. Buttram remained in his wartime grave. Much later, the soldiers who served with him and members of the community erected a monument to Buttram. The monument stood as his headstone until 1972 when it was, for some unknown reason, moved across the street. Now Lt. Buttram's grave is unmarked and lies in the front yard of a private residence. The Town of Munford and the Samuel C. Kelly SCV Camp 454, are working together to finally give Lt. Buttram the funeral he deserves. The University of Alabama Archaeology Department will disinter Lt. Buttram from his now unmarked grave and he will be given a full Confederate Military Funeral when he is reburied at the foot of the monument honoring his sacrifice. April 17-18, 2020, rain or shine.