You’re welcome, and I’m glad to know you’re enjoying the blog.

I spent the better part of an afternoon roaming around that cemetery in Lexington looking for the grave of Brig. Gen. Abraham Buford, the Confederate cavalryman., one day. As you say, it’s quite a place.

Eric

Thanks for sharing your photos. I agree with Randy’s comment about cemeteries being wonderful places to learn about histoy. The area around Austin is supposed to be gorgeous. One of these days I need to get out there!

Linda

McCulloch was killed by a guy in the 36th Illinois, at Pea Ridge. I have a number of accounts of that action. He was riding forward to recon a Union line, and the 36th Illinois skirmishers (Co B, from Elgin IL) shot him down. They were impressed with his fancy vellvet uniform jacket, which reminded me of Custer the first time I read about it.

Dave Powell

“Somebody’s Darling”

Into the ward of the whitewashed halls,
Where the dead and dying lay,
Wounded by bayonets, shells and balls,
Somebody’s darling was borne one day.
Somebody’s darling so young and so brave,
Wearing yet on his sweet pale face
Soon to hide in the cold dark grave,
The lingering light of his boyhood’s grace

Matted and damp are the curls of gold,
Kissing the snow from that fair young brow
Pale are the lips of delicate mold–
Somebody’s darling is dying now.
Back from his beautiful blue-veined brow
Brush his wandering waves of gold,
Cross his hands on his bosom now–
Somebody’s darling is still and cold.

Kiss him once for somebody’s sake,
Murmur a prayer soft and low,
One bright curl from its fair mates take,
They were somebody’s pride you know.

I’ve been keeping an eye open for anything on Theodore Wint and the 10th Cav. Very scanty information. I did get a 7-day pass for newspaperarchives.com, pulling off a lot of information on Lawton. I’ve got a couple days left on the pass so I’ll do a search on Wint and the 10th Cav. Can’t promise anything but whatever I get, I’ll pass on to you.

Rudy

Great trip and great photos. I’ve always considered cemeteries to be wonderful places to learn about history. I especially liked the Terry’s Rangers memorial because we have one of Terry’s troopers buried here in Goldsboro. Jared White was 21 years old when he was killed in a firefight with Union foragers outside Goldsboro in March 1865. Although our city cemetery has a mass grave containing 800 Confederates, White is buried in an individual grave surrounded by an ornate Victorian iron fence. A Texas flag is kept flying over his grave 24/7, and is replaced several times a year as needed. A little bit of Texas in the Old North State.

Randy

You’re very welcome, and I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed seeing them.

It never ceases to amaze me that there is absolutely nothing yet in New York City to commemorate the events of 9/11. It just goes to show you how political everything in this world really is.

Eric

Thanks for sharing the photos. Kinda ironic here that there is still no memorial in NYC to those who died on 9-11. Typical NYC crap, as they can’t seem to get on the same page to do so.

I especially like the monument to Terry’s Texas Rangers, and the one for the Washington Artillery in New Orleans. First time I have ever seen them.

Thanks again.

Hope all is well.

Steve