In the March 26, 2000 issue of the Johnson City Press, there is an article about a memorial planned for the Limestone Battle. Tony Valentine, 693 Centerfield Dr., Maumee, OH 43537 or e-mail at [email protected] is spearheading a project to have a marker placed near the Old Gillespie House at the intersection of Old State Route 34 and Davy Crockett Rd. He is asking for donations toward the cost which will be $1,325. Kim and Randall Sluss, who live between the Gillespie House and the railroad bridge at 106 Davy Crockett Rd., Limestone are creating a park for the marker. The text will read: "At a bridge here on September 8, 1863, the 100th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, engaged more than 1,000 of General Alfred E. Jackson's men in a short skirmish. Out of ammunition and surrounded, the 100th was forced to surrender. Union casualties were 6 dead, numerous wounded, and over 250 captured. Of this number, 85 died in Confederate prisons. Confederate losses ere not reported." The History of Washington County, Tennessee, 1988 by the Watauga Association of Genealogists -- the Battle of Limestone Station was "a complete tactical victory for the South" and "a strategic one as well." Betty Jane -- Betty Jane Hylton Co-coordinator, Washington County, TN TNGenWeb Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwashin Editor, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin ---------- >From: Pat Sabin <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [TNWASHIN] Civil War Battle? >Date: Wed, Apr 5, 2000, 10:22 PM > > Hi, Ya'll, > > I am forwarding a letter from a non-subscriber. If anyone knows the > answer, please reply directly to Ellen, but I'd appreciate your copying > to the list. I'm curious, too! Thanks! Pat > > ******** > I read with interest the information on the Jonesborough, TN website. > James Gallaher (Sr.), a great grandfather of my husband, moved > following the Revolutionary War from Pennsylvania to property along > the Nolichucky River. Two years ago, when my husband and I visited > the Davy Crocket Park out of Jonesborough, we were told that area > along the Nolichucky River had once been Gallaher property. > > I asked the lady at the park's visitor center/museum if a Civil War > battle/skirmish had taken place near there at a place then called > Limestone Station. She thought there had been but didn't know the > details. A great grandmother of mine had two brothers (Elisha and > John Prescott) who with about 270 other Union soldiers were overpowered > there Sept. 8, 1863 by some 2100 Confederates, taken prisoner, and > sent to Belle Isle Prison in Richmond, Virginia. > > Please let me know if/where I can obtain documentation about this > battle. Your assistance will be much appreciated. > > Sincerely, > Ellen Brown > [email protected] > >