Part of an engraving depicting Nat Turner's Rebellion
Just a quick note this morning, before I head out. Among the things I have on the calendar for today is a visit to a cemetery. This isn’t just an ordinary cemetery, but one in which rests a slaveholder who was killed (February 14, 1842) by two of his slaves (“Captain” and “Martin”). I visited the site (and the grave… though not there on a mission to see his grave) several years ago. It requires a bit of a walk from paved road, but the day seems right for it, and I’ve been wanting to do this since last Fall.
Not too terribly long after the visit, I learned that I had missed something… something that time (specifically, what time had done to the earth around the headstone) had literally swallowed-up. If all goes well, and if what I later learned proves true, I’ll have some interesting photos to share later this afternoon.
Whether what I learned holds true or not, I’ll be telling a bit more about this story in a post, hopefully, before tomorrow, as well as some of the folklore and embellished stories that have developed around the memory of the incident… both in my home county, and on the Web.
Rich Green
March 12, 2011
As a professional surveyor of 19th century cemeteries with a keen interest in this period of history, you sure piqued my interest with this post. Interested in hearing what you missed.
Robert Moore
March 14, 2011
Hopefully, I can deliver on the “feature” soon.