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This is an AMAZING story with more twists and turns than you can imagine:
When the Civil War splits a Georgia family, a returning veteran secures his legacy and helps to bury shameful secrets for future generations…
Connor Wright remembered that he was eleven years old when he watched Yankee soldiers steal up through the backyard and surprise his father. Edwin Wright, home on furlough from the Confederate Cavalry, was captured and taken away. Connor heard rumors that his father later died in a northern prison. Others said he was killed while attempting to escape. In any case, Connor never heard from him again.[1]
Countless Southern families remembered their tragic heroes with similar stories passed down for posterity. Edwin Wright’s family, however, rarely spoke of him after the war. By the time his grandchildren had grown, no one seemed to remember much about the man who had vanished.[2]
The Hero & The Ghost: An Account of a Divided Family
ECW welcomes David T. Dixon When the Civil War splits a Georgia family, a returning veteran secures his legacy and helps to bury shameful secrets for future generations… Connor Wright remembe…
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When the Civil War splits a Georgia family, a returning veteran secures his legacy and helps to bury shameful secrets for future generations…
Connor Wright remembered that he was eleven years old when he watched Yankee soldiers steal up through the backyard and surprise his father. Edwin Wright, home on furlough from the Confederate Cavalry, was captured and taken away. Connor heard rumors that his father later died in a northern prison. Others said he was killed while attempting to escape. In any case, Connor never heard from him again.[1]
Countless Southern families remembered their tragic heroes with similar stories passed down for posterity. Edwin Wright’s family, however, rarely spoke of him after the war. By the time his grandchildren had grown, no one seemed to remember much about the man who had vanished.[2]