If you were to Google "Travel Charlotte," the
second link you find is a wikitravel blurb, a portion of which reads:
Civil war
Thankfully, Charlotte was mostly spared the wide-scale destruction
of the Civil War. The city contributed troops to the Confederate effort, many
of whom are buried in the Confederate graveyard at modern-day Elmwood Cemetery.
Curiously, landlocked Charlotte briefly became the home to the Confederate
Naval Yard near the end of the war, as a result of its railroad connections.
Also, the city was host to the final full meeting of the Confederate Cabinet,
and Jefferson Davis was standing on Tryon St when informed of Lincoln's
assassination (Davis' widow later retired to Charlotte). Generally, though,
Charlotte was fortunate to play a relatively minor role in the devastating
conflict. Its main casualty was the loss of the Mint, which was shut down for
obvious reasons by the Union government.
The city contributed
troops to the Confederate effort, many of whom are buried in the Confederate
graveyard at modern-day Elmwood Cemetery
While there are many Confederates buried in the Confederate section
at Elmwood Cemetery, very few of them came from Charlotte. Most of those
interred there were originally buried near the Wayside hospital, and come from
other parts of North Carolina, and from other states. Charlotte became the Confederate Naval Yard in 1862, not near the end of the war. At least the info on the railroad connections is right.
Ok,
that's true, until you get to part about Davis's widow retiring to Charlotte.
Never happened. Stonewall Jackson's widow did move to Charlotte, twice, but not
Davis's.
Thoughts?
You are so not wrong about people taking Wiki-Anything as gospel,
ReplyDeleteit is good that the world has people like yourself out there paying attention.
I am glad that Wiki-Documents now days come with Sources/Links option, the best way to know that the Wiki being used has a chance of being accurate..
still nothing beats a good old hard bound book.
Michael,
ReplyDeleteAway from my sources at the moment.
If memory serves me , the powder works were on Tuckaseegee Rd. near the Catawba River.
Jackson's widow was G-daughter? of William Davidson, signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, Rev. War hero, and founder of Davidson College.
She basically came Home.
Near the end Sherman made a believable feint toward Charlotte after capturing Columbia, SC while his main force advanced east toward Averasborough.
Oddly, Lincolnton, NC seems to have been an unofficial rally point for some who slipped away from Lee's army at Appomattox, intending to join up with Johnson.
The 11th Ga, " Sumter Flying Artillery" buried their pieces, burned the caissons, in Va. and made it as far as Newton, NC before most were captured there by the 10th Michigan Cav.
Thanks for your good works,
Kevin Ellis
Need to correct myself.My notes are much better than my memory.
ReplyDeleteJackson's widow was Anna Morrison Jackson. Daughter of Robert Hall Morrison, first president of Davidson College.There is a slight familial connection , just not the one I proposed.
On the plus side Jackson and D. H. Hill were brother's-in-law, as D.H. was married to Anna's sister Isabella. Strong Charlotte connection there.
Need to correct myself.My notes are much better than my memory.
ReplyDeleteJackson's widow was Anna Morrison Jackson. Daughter of Robert Hall Morrison, first president of Davidson College.There is a slight familial connection , just not the one I proposed.
On the plus side Jackson and D. H. Hill were brother's-in-law, as D.H. was married to Anna's sister Isabella. Strong Charlotte connection there.