tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569782449300469598.post8237792888094207009..comments2024-01-28T20:53:29.270-05:00Comments on Samuel and Mary Clark Reed of Barnwell: General Sherman Meets the Reed FamilyMarilyn Reed Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09036950635919518354noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569782449300469598.post-32412319262837307422017-06-06T11:56:11.160-04:002017-06-06T11:56:11.160-04:00I always loved hearing my grandmother, Annie Mae, ...I always loved hearing my grandmother, Annie Mae, tell this story around the dinner table. Thanks for sharing daddy. I love you!Maria Annette Ganisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569782449300469598.post-72163822293014973462009-12-10T05:46:28.077-05:002009-12-10T05:46:28.077-05:00You're absolutely right, Henry. James and Ann...You're absolutely right, Henry. James and Anna were indeed in the Willow Swamp area on the 1860 census. I haven't found them on the 1870. Have you?Marilyn Reed Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036950635919518354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569782449300469598.post-44159448041492196732009-12-09T23:43:26.911-05:002009-12-09T23:43:26.911-05:00Thanks for the clarification on the Reed home. I r...Thanks for the clarification on the Reed home. I really didn't think that one out did I? The James William Reed home, which I assume is the one mentioned here, was somewhere in the vicinity of Willow Swamp Baptist Church. From the church history, we know that the Willow Swamp church was burned by Union troops, so they were definitely in the area.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622544351932786543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569782449300469598.post-51869573439678563102009-12-09T17:50:58.302-05:002009-12-09T17:50:58.302-05:00Thank you, Ellen and Henry, for your comments!
Ac...Thank you, Ellen and Henry, for your comments!<br /><br />According to Chet Matthews' records, his farmhouse went from Samuel to Hugh to Hugh's son Samuel, so the Reed home in this story was most likely another site. <br /><br />I'm currently working on another article to be posted soon about our families and their neighbors during this particular time. I have found also, Henry, that all I've read lends credence to Roger's story (or vice versa!). <br /><br />If anyone has any other stories to share, please let me know.Marilyn Reed Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036950635919518354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569782449300469598.post-76129690716076670562009-12-09T17:03:44.636-05:002009-12-09T17:03:44.636-05:00What a difference a year makes. A year ago, I woul...What a difference a year makes. A year ago, I would have no idea who Anna Rebecca Reed was. Today, thanks to the help of so many others, I know that she was my great great grandmother. <br /><br />My very amateur opinion of this tale is that it is probably true. As you point out, Marilyn, the story has a pretty short and direct route in its retelling. Furthermore, I can't see why anyone would make up a story such as this. After all, at its most basic, it is a story of consorting with the enemy for personal gain (saving the Reed home). To me, however, it sounds like a very prompt and intelligent response to a dire threat, and not one that I can imagine making up.<br /><br />Historically, we know that Sherman's army passed through the area and we know that the Reed home (a wooden structure) survived. From my perspective that gives some factual merit to the tale.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622544351932786543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569782449300469598.post-205033233560449032009-12-08T23:20:18.557-05:002009-12-08T23:20:18.557-05:00This is a great story. Sorta reminds me of the mo...This is a great story. Sorta reminds me of the movie, THE PATRIOT.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614334503291423073noreply@blogger.com