A few weeks ago I went to a Civil War Seminar in Martinsburg, WV. Jonathan Noyalas of Shenandoah University gave a morning lecture and led an afternoon tour. Our final stop was Green Hill Cemetery, designed by David Hunter Strother in 1854.
The grave of Strother is seen in the second photo. He is best known as a Civil War journalist and illustrator. He served in the Union Army under his distant cousin, General David Hunter.
You can read about Strother's interesting career and view some of his sketches at
images.lib.wvu.edu/.
We also stopped at a monument to Captain W. F. Baker. He was a native of Pennsylvania who fought with the U.S. Army during the Civil War and settled in Martinsburg after the war. A number of Union soldiers settled in the Shenandoah Valley and took part in rebuilding the region's economy.
The final photo shows a monument to Confederate soldiers.
Gosto de visitar cemitérios.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
looks interesting for person from Europe
ReplyDeleteHello, wonderful photos from the cemetery. The seminar sounds interesting. Happy Monday, enjoy your day! Have a great new week!
ReplyDelete...a cemetery that I'd enjoy!
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting seminar, and I do like visiting cemeteries.
ReplyDeleteCemeteries are just full of interesting stories.
ReplyDeleteLiz
I'd enjoy that tour.
ReplyDeleteOn a recent program they had native americans that fought in the civil war, it was very interesting
ReplyDeleteNice to see your photographs, it sounds an interesting seminar.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Remembering our history so that we don't repeat it -- the tour and seminar sound a great way to learn.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like something I would love to do. Thanks for taking us along.
ReplyDeleteCemeteries tell so many stories. Sounds like it was an interesting tour.
ReplyDeleteNice cemetery full of history
ReplyDeleteWere the current caretakers that live in the cemetery great pics stop by anytime we do tours and open the mausoleum
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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