Kevin, In the area outside Woodbury as you described there are still rock fences. They probably predate the Civil War. In one instance a skirmish took place in this area between the opposing forces and a rock fence was used by the Confederate soldiers for cover. It was behind such a fence that Col. Hutchinson CSA was mortally wounded. A marker was placed on the spot by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in later years. This incident occurred in the Edgefield community adjacent to Woodbury proper and now within its city limits. Union troops had marched from Murfreesboro to clear out the "rebels" from Woodbury who used this area as an outpost. Such clearings lasted only for a few hours until the Union troops had left town. All would return to normal afterward. Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Morgan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:09 AM Subject: [TNCANNON] Fence > About 40 years ago, I was with my Dad. We had visted > Riverside Cemetery in Woodbury. On the way into town, > my Dad showed me a rock fence along side the old road, > somewhere before we had entered town. My Dad said his > father had told him before 1932, this rock fence was > built during the War Between the States. I can barely > remember it. Seems like it was around a waterway. Does > anyone know if this is still there > On Carl's " Our Morgan Family " Book. Carl spent time > transcribing the Pension of John Morgan from the > Archives. A witness in 1834 to his Pension in > McMinnville was Archaleus Prater, Minister. > Kevin Morgan > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > Stop by & visit the Cannon Co. Genealogy and History website at... > http://www.tngenweb.org/cannon/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Thanks Danny !! I remember standing on the old road in front of Riverside Cemetery about 6 years ago and thought to myself how many of our ancestors traveled this very road. How many looked at the same hills etc we see now. How many left their homes in Woodbury and moved to Texas, etc after the War, never to return, using this very road we look at. I hope they continue to keep up the old road in the future. It has been discussed, within my family, they might be able to bring me down to Cannon County this summer sometime on a short visit. I want to meet a lot of you while there. Kevin Morgan --- Danny Nichols <[email protected]> wrote: > Kevin, > In the area outside Woodbury as you described there > are still rock fences. > They probably predate the Civil War. In one > instance a skirmish took place > in this area between the opposing forces and a rock > fence was used by the > Confederate soldiers for cover. It was behind such > a fence that Col. > Hutchinson CSA was mortally wounded. A marker was > placed on the spot by the > United Daughters of the Confederacy in later years. > This incident occurred > in the Edgefield community adjacent to Woodbury > proper and now within its > city limits. Union troops had marched from > Murfreesboro to clear out the > "rebels" from Woodbury who used this area as an > outpost. Such clearings > lasted only for a few hours until the Union troops > had left town. All would > return to normal afterward. > Danny Nichols > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Morgan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:09 AM > Subject: [TNCANNON] Fence > > > > About 40 years ago, I was with my Dad. We had > visted > > Riverside Cemetery in Woodbury. On the way into > town, > > my Dad showed me a rock fence along side the old > road, > > somewhere before we had entered town. My Dad said > his > > father had told him before 1932, this rock fence > was > > built during the War Between the States. I can > barely > > remember it. Seems like it was around a waterway. > Does > > anyone know if this is still there > > On Carl's " Our Morgan Family " Book. Carl spent > time > > transcribing the Pension of John Morgan from the > > Archives. A witness in 1834 to his Pension in > > McMinnville was Archaleus Prater, Minister. > > Kevin Morgan > > > > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > > Stop by & visit the Cannon Co. Genealogy and > History website at... > > http://www.tngenweb.org/cannon/ > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about > your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Cannon Co. > list, send mail to.. > [email protected] ,with subscribe or > unsubscribe > in the subject line. NOTHING ELSE. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Kevin, History abounds in and around Woodbury. Please let me know when you plan to be in Woodbury and I will arrange to meet with you. I would be glad to give you the nickel tour of the area. I'm sure there are others who would enjoy meeting with you and who could also show you a lot of Cannon County history. In 1870 it took approximately 6 to 7 weeks to travel to the Dallas, TX area by wagontrain. Few families in Cannon Co. were unaffected by the initials "GTT" (Gone to Texas). Migration routes also carried a number of our citizens into Arkansas and Missouri as well. The ties that bind us all together become more manifest as we learn of new cousins we have in abundance in those states. Best Regards, Danny Nichols ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Morgan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Fence > Thanks Danny !! > I remember standing on the old road in front of > Riverside Cemetery about 6 years ago and thought to > myself how many of our ancestors traveled this very > road. How many looked at the same hills etc we see > now. How many left their homes in Woodbury and moved > to Texas, etc after the War, never to return, using > this very road we look at. I hope they continue to > keep up the old road in the future. > It has been discussed, within my family, they might be > able to bring me down to Cannon County this summer > sometime on a short visit. I want to meet a lot of you > while there. > Kevin Morgan

Kevin, The place that Danny describes is between Riverside Cemetery and Edgefield / Woodbury. Also, it is very close to the East Fork of the Stones River, which also flows through town. Jess