In the last post I mentioned that the museum for this battle had closed because of flying a Confederate flag which offended a black person. I had never heard of this battle so looked it up.
From the Explore Georgia site.
The battlefield is a 204-acre pulic park in the western part of Henry County about 21 miles south of Atlanta. The Civil War battle called Lovejoy or Lovejoy's Station took place in the area which is now mostly covered with development.
During the second half of 1864 there was much military activity during the Atlanta Campaign in the area, including Kilpatrick's Raid, infantry battles and skirmishes as well as the campsite of Confederate general Stephen D. Lee's Army Corps.
The park is open seven days a week and the museum just Fridays and Saturdays.
Guess It Won't be So open Any Longer. --Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Showing posts with label Judson Kilpatrick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judson Kilpatrick. Show all posts
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Monday, January 13, 2014
Yankees in Mount Olive-- Part 2
Continued from January 9th.
L.W. Kornegay was station manager (Wilmington & Weldon Railroad) and owned a tract of land between what is today Mount Olive College and downtown. The cavalry encamped on his land in the area from Church Street westward to the present Mount Olive Jr. High School to the farm owned by Marie Lewis and the southeast corner of the Mount Olive campus.
Several Union officers made their headquarters at the Robert Williams House (now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Williams). A hospital tent was located on the lot owned by Mrs. Rodney Southerland at the intersection of West John Street and North Martin Street. Several Yankees died and are buried in Maple Grove Cemtery.
--Old Secesh
L.W. Kornegay was station manager (Wilmington & Weldon Railroad) and owned a tract of land between what is today Mount Olive College and downtown. The cavalry encamped on his land in the area from Church Street westward to the present Mount Olive Jr. High School to the farm owned by Marie Lewis and the southeast corner of the Mount Olive campus.
Several Union officers made their headquarters at the Robert Williams House (now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Williams). A hospital tent was located on the lot owned by Mrs. Rodney Southerland at the intersection of West John Street and North Martin Street. Several Yankees died and are buried in Maple Grove Cemtery.
--Old Secesh
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Yankees in Mount Olive-- Part 1
From the November Clinton NC Online "The Yankees in Mount Olive" by Claude H. Moore (1916-1994).
On March 4, 1865, Sherman's Army began crossing into North Carolina from South Carolina with plans to rendezvous in Goldsboro, NC, with Union troops coming up from Fort Fisher and Wilmington.
Sherman's cavalry, under Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, entered Mount Olive, NC, on March 24, 1865, and remained there until April 10th. Along with his 4,200 troops, Kilpatrick took great pride from his destruction of southern property.
In 1865, Mount Olive was a small village with a railroad depot, several turpentine distilleries, a Confederate commisary, a few stores, a saloon and a blacksmith shop operated by Oliver Summerlin (nope, the pickle company wasn't there yet).
More to Come. --Old Secesh
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