tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post5449791600001575697..comments2024-03-18T20:54:26.617-06:00Comments on The view from here: Cessford Cemetery and a possible American Civil War connectionBWBandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15435259893321037788noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-25884293134673720232016-09-03T04:02:53.979-06:002016-09-03T04:02:53.979-06:00Great post, BW! Love the carved headstones. Someti...Great post, BW! Love the carved headstones. Sometimes a little poem is engraved on the older ones. I like the wire fence and gate. When I was a child, the small garden in the back yard had the same type. Haven't seen that for years and years. Bought back a few memories - thank you!Chickenmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978826295959619815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-394416516066056752016-09-01T13:10:49.715-06:002016-09-01T13:10:49.715-06:00I will have to go back for another look. There mig...I will have to go back for another look. There might be something of interest in the same fenced area.BWBandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435259893321037788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-54102424716770833182016-09-01T13:04:33.296-06:002016-09-01T13:04:33.296-06:00Very interesting. I have a number of ancestors tha...Very interesting. I have a number of ancestors that served with different units from Tennessee during the WBTS. <br />Gr-gr uncles were in the Cavalry also. Just a different side. It looks like someone is caring for the markers. The whole cemetery is is very good condition. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693579680266086557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-24766173570292002802016-09-01T12:07:02.622-06:002016-09-01T12:07:02.622-06:00It is only a couple of hours from where I am so I ...It is only a couple of hours from where I am so I am thinking of a return trip in late October.BWBandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435259893321037788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-75713669886265385042016-09-01T12:06:31.606-06:002016-09-01T12:06:31.606-06:00I did not consider that. A lot of people moved to ...I did not consider that. A lot of people moved to Canada to homestead land. If you worked it you could get land for free. The land in that area is more suitable for ranching, not growing crops. BWBandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435259893321037788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-73010866116951399892016-09-01T11:43:01.963-06:002016-09-01T11:43:01.963-06:00I have found in my research into my family history...I have found in my research into my family history that there were a series of financial panics in the US after the Civil War. Some banks closed their doors and unemployment was high. Some of my ancestors who lived in <br />Chenango County, New York, migrated to Canada while others moved west to settle in Minnesota and the Dakotas. It is possible that similar circumstances brought this veteran of that war to the area where he was buried. Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-14330425838845014522016-09-01T10:38:54.404-06:002016-09-01T10:38:54.404-06:00Great post. I love old cemeteries. The inscription...Great post. I love old cemeteries. The inscriptions on the old stones can provide so many answers, but they can also raise questions - like with the war veteran's did.<br />Try going back after the grass dies or just after the snow melts, you'll spot many more that you missed the first time around.<br />Thanks!wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-79948480674901657842016-09-01T07:55:04.089-06:002016-09-01T07:55:04.089-06:00Awesome find BW! He apparently was still looking f...Awesome find BW! He apparently was still looking for the home of the free...and found it. Lovely inscription.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661170441563596213noreply@blogger.com