My father was born this day 133 years ago in 1881. He was born and lived his early years in a log cabin and attended school and church in a small one-room building in Claiborne parish. The family moved to Webster parish, later spent almost two decades in Arkansas and moved for the final time to near Minden in 1917.
His father was a Confederate veteran, fighting battles all over the South, including Chickamauga (where he was wounded), Atlanta, Nashville, and finally Bentonville. While in North Carolina several months ago, I visited the Bentonville museum which has my grandfather listed on the rolls of those who fought.
His father was a Confederate veteran, fighting battles all over the South, including Chickamauga (where he was wounded), Atlanta, Nashville, and finally Bentonville. While in North Carolina several months ago, I visited the Bentonville museum which has my grandfather listed on the rolls of those who fought.
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