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Regtl. Quartermaster Chickamauga 2018 Vicksburg 2019
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- Jul 21, 2015
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- Texas
During this time of travel restrictions and business/venue closures,I've been looking for places to visit with Civil War history within an hour-and-a-half from my home. Found this one near downtown Houston less than 30 minutes from my house. I didn't even know it was there until a couple of weeks ago. I busted out of isolation and lockdown last Saturday and made a visit. I had a list of graves I was looking for but no map. I knew I'd be lucky if I found half of them,but that was okay because I also knew I'd be back, perhaps several times. Also,it was just good to take a field trip again. I was a bit concerned because in the limited research I did,I only found military flatstones for Confederate veterans and it's a big cemetery. Shortly after arriving,I quickly discovered that I needn't be concerned about that. I usually start these threads with a picture of the main gate and the cemetery's historical marker. There was a car right behind me when I pulled in so I figured I would do that last before leaving. Didn't work out. There was no rain at all in the forecast that day,but I got chased out of the cemetery by heavy rain and lightning after about 2.5 hours there. Plus,I had a honey-do to take care of that afternoon and only had about 30 minutes left in my visit before the weather cut it short. I chose this picture to show y'all how close the cemetery is to downtown Houston. Nice view.
Lafayette Littleton Goodman (1836-1898) - Find a...
According to his CSA records, PVT Lafayette Littleton Goodman was 6 ft. 2 in. tall, light complexion with hazel eyes and light color hair. He was medically discharged in 1863 due to hydrocele and shock from fall of a tree fracturing two ribs and disturbing the function of the brain probably...
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