No I haven't. I didn't even know there was one. And I could walk to the Capital right now if I wanted to, but never have time. >Sorry Jeff, I sent that before finishing my reply to you :-) Have you seen >the plaque and the drawing? It depicts exactly what you have described. >It's rather large and shows him giving water to another soldier during a >battle. The medal is beside the drawing encased in glass. >Nancy >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Tanner <jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu> >To: GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Thursday, March 22, 2001 4:14 PM >Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] Richard Rowland Kirkland > > >>He was a soldier who fought during the Civil War and was honored for his >>heroics in one battle. Neither side had access to water, and both armies >>were screaming of thirst. Richard Rowland Kirkland went against his orders >>and began taking buckets of water onto the battlefield. When both sides >>realized what he was doing the shooting stopped and there was a large >>hurray from the soldiers. >> >>He was killed in a later battle. I have an article about the story at >>home, which I'll try to remember to bring tomorrow and post more of the >>story. >> >>Jeff >> >>>Afternoon, >>> Has anyone ever heard of Richard Rowland Kirkland of Camden, SC? >I >>>was at the capitol building earlier this week and there is a plaque >honoring >>>him. He was awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor during the Civil War >and >>>the medal is on display. I took a picture of the medal as well as a >drawing >>>of him but am not sure how they will develope because I wasn't using my >>>'good' camera. If they develope okay, will be happy to share with anyone >>>interested. >>> Would appreciate any information on this man. >>>Thanks, >>>Nancy E Parr >>> >>> >>>==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >>>Please visit the Atkinson County GaGenWeb site at >>>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/3390 >>> >>>============================== >>>Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! >>>http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >> >> >> >> >>==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >>Please visit the Atkinson County GaGenWeb site at >>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/3390 >> >>============================== >>Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >>http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >> >> > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >We welcome any data, pictures, gedcoms,or family files that you wish to >contribute to the Coffee or Atkinson County GaGenWeb sites. > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library