Resurrecting A Buried Southern Treasure In The Town of Raymond, Mississippi by Tom Hughes As a resident of Clinton, Mississippi, and a history buff, I have a growing love and appreciation for our sister city of Raymond, just seven miles to our south. Over the past several years, Raymondites have rallied together like their ancestors […]
After five generations I followed in my great-great-grandfather’s footsteps. My great-great-grandfather, 2nd Sgt. John T. Hasty, and his son, Pvt. Pinkney Hasty, joined the 34th GA, as part of the Confederate Southern Army. They trained at Big Shanty, now known as Kennesaw, Ga. They fought at Bakers Creek, Mississippi, and Champion Hill. They were captured […]
Family History: Hiram B. Granbury by Tom Holder Hiram Bronson Granbury 1831-1863 In 1991 I embarked on a research project devoted to the creation of a family history for Civil War Brigadier General Hiram Bronson Granbury. The intent was to clarify the relationship between Hiram B. Granberry [Granbury] and the other members of the Granberry […]
by Charles L. Christian, Jr. William Wood Porter, who commanded a company of the 10th Tennessee Infantry during the Battle of Raymond, is buried in Santa Rosa, California. There lies in WHC 19 a man whose life could have been the basis for a great book. Born in 1826 in Orange Co. VA, he moved […]