Lawrence Lore
- Apr 15
- 1 min
How Many? 1,052 and Counting
For those of you who use Find a Grave, you can now view John King’s virtual cemeteries of Civil War soldiers buried in Lawrence County....
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Lawrence Lore
- Apr 12
- 1 min
163 years ago
April 12, 1861 South Carolina seceded from the Union. A week later President Lincoln called for 75,000 troops to enlist for 3 months. At...
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Lawrence Lore
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Stage Coach Driver
CHARLES W. ACKMAN was born in the Blue Grass regions of Kentucky, in 1828. In 1851 he came to this State by stage. After his first...
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Lawrence Lore
- Apr 2
- 3 min
POWs during the Civil War
Several men from Lawrence County enlisted in Company I, 130th Regiment Illinois Infantry and took part in the following engagements: Port...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 26
- 4 min
Thomas Fish
Thomas Fish’s ancestors have been documented in England as early as 1555, arriving in Connecticut about 1656. Later his family moved to...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 20
- 1 min
J L Bass Family
John Launier Bass was born March 24, 1805, in Wilson County Tennessee. At a birthday celebration (1914) for his son Henry's 83rd...
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