Did they finally bury the poor thing? IIRC he had been mounted by a taxidermist and was standing somewhere in the chapel.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 4:03 PM Subject: Re: OT History Trivia (Was Cotty's November PUG Comments) > It was a bit (obviously a little bit) of a joke. Remember I'm from > Massachusetts where the civil war has been over for 130+ years. I've > always been amazed by the strange stories about SJ, like the "arm" thing > cited here. Of course, my favorite of all of these landmarks is > Traveler's grave, which is right next to Lee Chapel. > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/07/03 08:52AM >>> > On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 11:18:11 -0500, Steve Desjardins wrote: > > > > Yeah, but his arm is buried at, I think, the Spottsylvania > > > Court House battlefield park. > > > > It's considered impolite to point that out here in Virgina. > > I'm a native Virginian, but it's been more than 30 years since I lived > there. But I'd never noticed anyone get touchy when it was mentioned. > > As an amateur US Civil War military historian, I find it quite an > interesting bit of trivia. Especially since they even put a > "headstone" on the spot. I have a photo of it somewhere from the trip > I made with a friend to visit all four of the battlefields in the > Fredericksburg area (two at Fredericksburg plus The Wilderness and > Spottsylvania C.H.). > > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ > > >
