We are very close to having the easements and money to get the markers in place. We will be needing additional money for the landscaping and maintenance of the sites. We are collecting donations through the Pitt County Historical Society. Any and all donations no matter how big or small are appreciated and tax deductible. Please help by mailing your donations to: Pitt County Historical Society P. O. Box 1554 Greenville, NC 27835 Greene, Edgecombe and Nash counties are also installing markers for Potter's Raid. They have submitted the information and money for their markers but may still be collecting donations to help with site maintenance. If you live in those counties, please help. Mickey Harris Pitt County Civil War Trails Council ----- Original Message ----- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:32 am Subject: RE: [NC-PCFR] Civil War trail markers in Pitt County > Thanks Trish, for making us aware of this fine local effort to > recognize a > part of Pitt County's history. A more detailed account of > Potter's Raid > through the area is at the following link: > > http://web.cortland.edu/woosterk/pot_raid.html > > When Potter's troops left Greenville late that Sunday afternoon, > they rode > on what is now NC Hwy 43N through Falkland, then forked right > along the > river on the Colonial Road past Gov. Carr's plantation, through > the village > of Old Sparta and on to Tarboro. > > Several of my ancestors lived on that road between Greenville and > Falklandat the time, and oral family tradition claims that the > women & children hid > in the woods (most of the men were off fighting) while the Yankees > ransacked their homes and stole their horses. A few took potshots > at the > Yankees as they forded Tyson's Creek (near Pillsboro Bridge today) > at dusk, > but they met little resistance until on their way back to New Bern > when the > 50th NC Infantry and parts of the 7th NC Cavalry caught up with > them at > Otters Creek. We believe that my gr-grandfather A.A. Forbes, who > was chief > bugler of the 7th Cavalry, was among them. > > Glad to see we aren't forgetting the sacrifices of those times.... > > Bob Forbes > [email protected] > > > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Trish Worthington Cobb [email protected] > Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:41:18 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NC-PCFR] Civil War trail markers in Pitt County > > > Group works to place trail markers in Pitt County, NC - > > article in today's edition of The Daily Reflector > > http://www.reflector.com > > http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2006/07/20/ > civil_war_trail.html > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: [email protected] > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private > documents, and public records. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family > and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >