Thank you for the answers. I didn't know that bit of history. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Roy" <proy@Highland.Net> To: <TNSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 4:32 AM Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] Big Island???? > Big Island is an island in the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River at No > Busienss (now in the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area). It > is known for being at or near the site of the so-called Battle of Brimstone > during the Civil War when a rag-tag group of Champ Ferguson's Confederates > descended on the settlement, holed up overnight in a small cabin, and then > were attacked by the Scott County Home Guard, made up primarily of the men > of that little community. Several Rebels were killed and one or more were > buried on Big Island. Years later a flood exposed the bones and the women > of the community removed them from the island and reburied them at a site > on shore. > > > > ==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== > Rae Davis-Smith > List Administrator > raedavissm@mindspring.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >