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standing timber left. It had -, been cut for wagons and fire- [ wood. One hundred men gone left a void in the population. Three hundred came back wounded, missing arms and legs, like my great-great-greatgrandfather. General Kemper came back seriously wounded, never again able to walk without the aid of crutches.”
“Five long, hard years of - reconstruction were as hard as J the war itself....Starvation ; was knocking at every door. < But they did rebuild and sur- ! vive the reconstruction. They ; began to hold reunions and get-togethers....Eventually, ; they formed a United • Confederate Vfeteran Camp', j Even to this day, they still ! remember the sacrifices that' those men made during that war.” I
The next Civil War ! Roundtable will meet on Thursday, Nov. 18 at The Old i Sperryville Bookshop. Dan Hitt will speak on the research he did for his book, The Battle Mountain Affair. If you have any questions, call Mr. Gannon at 987-8444.
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