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Civil War Letter
by Frederick D. Long
Tile Civil War when brother
fought against brother and fat-
" her against son, began in 1861.
In this area two Confederate
:*!'ompanies were formed, those
:: Captain William Thurmond
:.:a/d Captain Phil Thurmond,
i?,own as Thurmond's Rangers.
., ":gbth were located in Fayette
.:'Co. The Federal retainers were
,.',k3a wt.a the. Home Guards .
• v' ,lik ' 0i'mnd's Rangers
" [aicl're' at taclied " the
• ;?T.egular armies of the Confed-
.,' ,eracy the "Home Guards "
• "' ; ;ere never recognized as Union
• .. ,troops.
L ,j"Samuel Gwinn, the son of
.' J?hn and Sarat George Gwinn,
i-.-:3oined Thurmonds' Rangers.
• ' : :Bi'eckenridge and Laban
• i" :C, Avmn, Sanmel s brothers, were
, 7*ion sympathizers. A part of
, :[p. urmonds company of which
o lZSmuel was a member, was
..:-letailed to capture and arrest
' r.eckenridge and Laban as
: .fleY had joined the "Home
, -.lJards".
' :.:.Some how word reached them
;-.their danger and they imm-
-Llia ely started packing what
" "th!ngs they needed and that
J" n|ght left their home by coy-
eked wagon• Prisoners of war
' were usually shot at the time of
,, their capture and death was
• imminent unless they could es-
• cape. When Thurmonds' men
> found Laban's home empty they
burned it to the ground.
' ,." Laban and Breckenridge
.- went to Indianapolis, Indiana
and lived with Francena Gwinn
" Fulwider, their sister, until the
.. end of the war.
Cyntha Gwinn, the daughter
S- of John and Sarah Gwinn, mar-
,, ried Samuel Gwinn, the son of
Ephraim and Rachel Gwinn. In
1855 Enhraim bought land in
• ... Iowa and ave some of it to his
• son Samuel. He moved to Iowa
• " soon after getting this land and
lived there the rest of his life.
• . The following letter is from
.-,. Samuel Gwinn, Ephraim's son,
. to l.aban his brother-in-law.
',-" Saturday Morning May the 6th
• '" 1863 .....
:,. Wayne County Iowa. Mr. Lab-
-/' an Gwinn Much Esteemed bro-
ther and friend• I take my pen in
hand to write you a few lines in
• .,- answer to your letter of April
?. 19th which has just come to
hand.
/ Well Sir, your letter found us
.;. all well and we are this ..... all
"'" well. We hope this letter may
./ find you and yours all in the
. enjoyment of Gods best bless-
: ing to man.
'" Well Sir, we were surprised as
well as delighted to get a let-
,. ter from you. It has been a long
,- time since you wrote us a letter
before this one that is now
. before me. I must give you a
• -: feff general items and then go to
" the office. I was assured of the
" fact of your being in Indiana. I
learned so by letter from Mar-
" ion while he was a prisoner at
, Columbus Ohio, but how, and
.. when you got there I did not
know..
!; I have received no letters
• : from my own parents since this
.... Rebillion broke out, or since this
War began. I was, and am yet,
Things
By
Frederick
D. Long
and always will be Union; live
or die, sink or swim, survive or
perish and I supposed that you
all must have gone South for I
continued to write to you for
some time after and I received
no letters. It's a long night of
anxiety; two years and more ....
and no letter from Papa, or
Mother, or brother, or sister, or
cousin, or friend, or the home of
our birth. And particularly
when times are such as they
are.
But then I do not complain for
these are trying times and we
all should do and sacrifice for
our country without Murmer-
ing. Times are tolerable good in
Iowa now, that is, money is
plenty and prices of Stock ' a
coming up. And it is high time
for we have to pay high for all
kinds of those goods.
Well, Laban, I sometimes tell
the truth and l can do it now;
and I believe I will. And that is I
would like to see you.
Come out to Iowa and spend
the Summer with us and see
what we are doing.
When you receive this letter I
want you to write soon and tell
me all about matters and things
at home up in Virginia where
Eld and--- and Lively are and
whether they are faetionist or
not and what they are doing•
Write home and tell old Peppy
John to write to me for I can't
get a letter to him, and I want
him to write to me and give me
"a whole history of things. Tell
him not to fail to write to me.
Well, Laban, I have many
things to tell you but I am in a
hurry to go to the post office and
I can't do it at this time; you
must write to me regular and
don't fail. Tell Brackenridge
and J.H. Patterson to write to
me. Tell Harrison to write to
me.
Direct your letters to Garden
Grove P.O. Decatur County
Iowa. Give our best rczpect to
all our connections and accept
the same your-self.
We remain your brother and
sister, Samuel Gwinn, Cintha
Gwinn.
Marion, a prisoner, was Sam-
uel's brother, a son of Eph-
raim and a member of Thor-
mends Rangers.
Eld ..... Eldridge, a son of
John and Sarah Gwinn.
Lively --- Caleb Lively, mar-
ried Sydney Gwinn daughter of
John and Sarah. Two of their
children fought in the Civil
War; one North--one South.
When the war ended they never
spoke to each other for as long
as they lived so much hatred
had been built up between them.
Harrison-- Samuel's brother
son of Ephraim and Rebecca
Gwinn.
Last week I made a typo-
graphical error when recording
the marriage date of Laban
Gwinn: the year was 11154, not
11145,
The mallest recorded news-
paper page size is 3"x3 3/4"
used for the Daily Banner of
Roseburg, Oregon, in 1876.
By Bill
Dressier
• It surely is a wonderful feel-
ing when you receive letters
from your friends and to learn
that they are sharing good
health and happiness. It is also
a joy to receive news from the
young folks, whom we haven't
seen for many years, who are
planning their life's work. My
wife and I received an int-
eresting letter from one of our
friends, Mr. Charles Carmean,
who was our next door neigh-
bera few years ago. His par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard T.
Carmean did a fine job in rear-
ing their three fine children.
Their lovely daughter, Ms.
Anna Marie Carmean, who is an
instructor inthe field of nursing;
Mr. Charles Carmean, who is an
officer in the United States Air
Force; and Mr. Paul Carmean,
who is also an officer in one of
the services of the United St-
ates. They grew up in our nei-
ghborhood and our children
shared the joys of childhood and
school with them. I'll never
forget the time we invited Ch-
arles to dinner with us. He told
us that he enjoyed the meal
very much, and when he fin-
ished his meal, he said he
wanted to play a tape recording
that he had made. We listened
to his recording, and we have-
n't heard as much talking and
laughing in that recording as we
had heard anywhere. While we
were eating, he had slipped his
tape recorder under the table,
and recorded the entire conv-
ersation. Everyone was talking
'at the same time, and every
now and then someone would
say, "Pass the biscuitsl We
laughed over that recording and
listened to those mixed voices,
that sounded like a bunch of
hens cackling, until our sides
were sore. Mr. Paul Carmean
was a radio technician during
his boyhood days, and he would
braodcast from his
which was next door to our
house, over our radio. We en-
joyed his programs that he
would put over the air. He has a
natural voice as a radio ann-
ouncer. Those two experiences
are among many enjoyable
times that our children shared
with the Carmean family. I am
sure they can recall many
happy times together during
their childhood. Ms. Anna
Marie Carmean loved to play
the piano, and we can still
remember hearing those beau-
tiful songs.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Car-
mean were our neighborhood
friends. Mr. Carmean was an
employee in the Maintenance of
Way department for the Ches-
apeake & OhioRailwayfor many
years, and he retii'ed a few
years ago. They have lived in
St. Petersburg, Florida quite a
few years. They taught Sunday
school classes at the Riverview
Chapel in the West End of
Hinton, W.Va. for many years,
and they were faithful workers
in the Church. The Carmean
family certainly has been miss-
ed and we are always glad to
see them when they visit their
neighborhood in Htnton.
The following letter from Mr.
Charles Carmean is a fine ex-
ample of friendship that our
families have shared together
over the years:
"Seasons Greeting !
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Dressier,
Just a short note to let you
know that we enjoy reading
your columns in the Hinton
know many of the older people,
it's still good to hear about
things there in Hinton. We have
been in Tucson a year now and
we hope the Air Force will let us
stay for another year at least.
As of Oct. 10, 1979, I have 20
years in the military service,
and I can call it quits any-
time.
We would like to come back
east to Pensacola, Florida when
From left to right, Bethany,
Aaron and Adam Carmean.
Give
the
gift
that
delivers
Stories The Animals Tell
"Animals are not dumb - in
any sense of the word• They
have a nonverbal language and
intelligence," says Bea Lydeck-
er, "which, through the years, I
have learned". STORIES THE
ANIMALS TELL ME ( Harper
& Row, San Francisco, cloth,
$7.95; December 5) is a coll-
ection of irresistible stories "
told" to Bea Lydecker by a host
of eloquent aniaals, including a
cat, a wild mustang, a screech
owl, and -yes!-- a twenty-
pound lobster,
Beatrice Lydecker has been
all
paper. We receive it by way of gifted with the extraordinary
St. Petersburg from my Mother ability to communicate nonver-
& Dad. Even though I don't belly with animals. She has
demonstrated her skill beyond a
doubt to millions of viewers on
shows like GOOD MORNING
AMERICA, THE MIKE
DOUGLAS SHOW, AND THE
TONIGHT SHOW STARRING
JOHNNY CARSON.
STORIES THE ANIMALS
TELL ME are funny, sad,
outrageous, and poignant tales
Beatrice has "heard" from her
animated acquaintances.
ious enclosure where sympa-
thetic people feed and tame
them.
A screch owl named Sylves-
ter was blown away from his
mother by a tornado and end-
ed up in a coffee- can nest under
the dubious ministrations of two
small children; he now lives
animals she
ANIMALS TELL I
Beatirce
imal
consultant to
love for animals
cere desire to helF
help their
with a woman who understands understand
everything but his aversion for
air conditioners.
Triple Crown winner Sec-
retariat declares, " I could 're
run faster if I'd needed to. I'm a
champion .... I like the stud
farm, but I'd rather be runn-
ing."
A Dalmatian named Sonny.
barks the number that is the
fourth root of sixteen cubed --
has an honorary degree in
mathematics. He's not really as
smart as his master, but the
communication is so strong bet-
ween them that Sonny can, well,
read his master's mind.
Beatrice Lydecker also " in-
terviews" Coco the whale, Igor
the vulture, and Charlie the
Lonesome Cougar at Marine
World- Africa USA. She disc-
id writin Her
verbal
ught her to the
pets and
of autisti
ims, and other
unable to speak.
In STOF
TELL ME, she
that animals
their needs
people-- if only
listen. And
talent;
cation is a natural!
have as children
ker writes,
er in life as
of words alone
ation."
SO the next
I get out of the Air Force, but we
are waiting to see what will
develop in the next year or so. I
would like to take advantage of
my V.A. benefits and get some
schooling in a new field other
than electronics.
Say hello to Bill and Wanda
when you see or hear from them
for us. I'll bet that he keeps
plenty busy with his family and
practice.
Our kids are doing fine and
growing like weeds. Aaron is in
the Third Grade and Bethany
will start kindergarten next
term. Adam weighs 15% lbs.
now, and he looks like his Dad
and Grandpa Carmean. My Mo-
ther & Dad plan to head for the
hills in May of next year, and
Anna has bought a house in
Greenville, S.C., so they will be
leaving Saint Petersburg after
10 years. It will be a change for
them after living in the Florida
sun, so I hope they will like it.
Please give our greeting to
the neighbors in the West End.
Some day we hope to get back to
Hinton for a visit.
Best Wishes for the New
Year,
Charles, Laura, Aaron, Beth-
any, & Adam"
Thank you, Charles and
Laura, for your nice letter and
the picture of your darling
children, We wish, the Carmean
family Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year! We are look-
ing forward to a visit from you
real soon.
Two wild mustangs relate
their touching and tragic jour- usses fate with a twenty- pound
ney: run off the open range by lobster who knows he's over
helicopers, forced into corrals legal limit and waits impat-
and trailers, and--only after iently to be put back in the
water• One after another, the
mont!,s -- released in a spac-
stroll with Rover
neighbor's pet
up a
amazed at what
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