HILLSMAN HOUSE & SAYLOR'S CREEK BATTLEFIELD
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ธ.ค. 2024
- Last major battle of the Civil War. Took place on April 6, 1865 in Amelia County, Virginia.
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Hillsmans house is a really nice museum - I’ve got to put this on my list of places to see. The detail they’ve put into reconstructing how it was during the war is just amazing. Architecturally, I think this is a beautiful little house and it reminds me of something you’d see in Colonial Williamsburg. How lucky we are this survives. Thanks for taking us along, Chris!
So glad you visited here. Before the Hillsman House was purchased by the state my great grandfather lived there for a time in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Most of my grandfathers family was from this area with some being from Rice, Burkeville, and Jetersville. The armies marched through the property of my great great grandfather, John Harvey Rucker, who lived in Jetersville and was a member of the 1st Va Cavalry. He is buried at Sandy Creek Baptist Church, which is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the country. where the armies also marched through and the Union destroyed all the church records. The armies also marched through the property of the Fowlkes Family near Moran and Burkeville where my 3rd great grandmother buried all their food in the back yard so the armies didn’t take it. The Noble house, on the battlefield was also built by my ancestors. So much of my family history on this battlefield and in the surrounding area
Oh wow that's for sharing. My family is from the area as well.
Point Lookout (MD) prison camp was every bit the hell hole that Andersonville (GA) became. The Union had plenty of miserable prison camps, including Camp Chase (OH), Elmira (NY), Johnson’s Island (OH), to name but a few. Each of them was as bad as Andersonville but the victors were able to write the narrative and Andersonville became the touchstone for brutality…it wasn’t unique.
Hope your ancestor survived the awful place of Point Lookout. May Americans never ever repeat such a horrific and devastating alternative to solving problems. Yeah, that place definitely looks pretty much untouched, amazing. TFS!
He did thankfully. Thanks, yea that war was horrible.
Wife had two confederate artillery ancestors captured at Fort Fisher. Sent to Point Lookout. One survived.
@@Enfield-1853 Sad. That place was a hellscape.
Wonderful video! I have been here many times. I only got into the Hillsman house one time while visiting and took a bunch of pictures. I find it very peaceful walking around the property. I have seen the North and South as well and bought the DVD set off Amazon. One of my favorite series.
Such a great place!! Such an important part of the conflict. I went there before my channel. Loved it. Great video as always!!
Yea man great site. Thanks!
Coincidence, my 3 great uncles in the Pamunkey Heavy Artillery were also captured and sent to Point Lookout. I sometimes ponder the irony that if they made it to Appomattox, they could have walked home then, as it happened, they didn't get released until July 1865, emaciated and sick when they arrived home.
Been there a couple of times beautiful battlefield. The state has done a great job trying to restore the viewscape
Excellent video, had no idea there was so much to see there!
Maybe you can find more information on your Weaver ancestor who was captured here at Point Lookout?
Ok good ideal. I'm going to make it a point to get up there next year.
@ I hope you find out something, I know how it is to reach a roadblock looking up that sort of information, so hoping you find answers.