Extremely interesting, thanks for sharing. I read these posts from time to time and might of missed previous listings of the Shumates. I love the way you tell a story! Puts it right back in that time and frame of mind. If you care to share more I would be obliged to read. Off this current topic, I have a tin -type that I was told is a Confederate soldier killed at Mingo Swamp but have not been able to identify him. I have posted his picture to the Bollinger County Historical site hoping to find answers. Brought his tin-type with me to Missouri in July, no answers. Wish I knew who he was. Kimberly