In every Pike County newspaper article of this time period (1890's) that refers to Confederate veterans you will see the name of General John B. Gordon. Gen Gordon also served a Senator and as governor of Georgia. The following URLs are some links that will shed some light on this man who was thought of so highly by Confederate veterans and who, by the way, was born in Upson County: http://www.alltel.net/~ehallman/jbg.htm http://www.wtj.com/archives/gordon/ http://www.swcivilwar.com/gordon.html http://www.civilwarhome.com/gordonchancellorsville.htm