A long-standing mystery for me has been how my great grandparents met and married. John N. Johnson was a private in Hood's Texas Brigade during the War Between the States, one of that famous unit's original enlistees. He was born in AL, but, best I can tell, was living in MS at the onset of the conflict. John was captured as a POW in the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864 and was paroled in Ashland in April 1865. One month later, he married Elizabeth Churchill Crutcher, daughter of Coleman and Penelope Allen Crutcher of Culpeper. After reading more about the activities of Hood's Texas Brigade, I understand that he had plenty of opportunity to interact with the people of Culpeper, their camp was nearby and they were aided by the people in the town. Were there other marriages between the soldiers and the local Virginia girls? Has information been compiled on these wartime romances? How can I find out more about the possible origins of my great grandparents' relationship? Where would I be most likely to find a picture of this soldier, or of this couple? Their marriage lasted until her death in Jan 1880. Together they produced 6 children. Their oldest son William Coleman Johnson remained in Fauquier County with his Crutcher grandparents when John left Virginia abt 1882 to return to MS. Are any of his descendants still in the Culpeper/Fauquier area? I would love to correspond with them. I would also like to find out about Elizabeth's brother John Allen Crutcher who was killed in the war in 1864. He is buried in the Red Hill Cemetery. Where in Culpeper Co. is that? Does anyone know what CSA unit he served in? Thanks to anyone who can shed more light on these puzzles. Cathy Johnson Garrett Researching my father's JOHNSON line, WILKINS, CRUTCHER, ADAMS, and others Researching my mother's VANCE line, ANDERSON, MAPP, HARRALSON, and others Family files may be viewed at <www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Cathy-Garrett> Or see the whole compilation at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~magarr/