Yes, at times history can be very cruel...
This happened also to one family, here in Laurens County, Georgia; the Swinson family where FIVE out of six brothers that served, died during the Civil War.
Yes, they all SIX served in the military... Imagine the pain it caused for the Parents!
Here are Mom & Dad, visiting this historical site on April 10, 1996.
Swinson Family Cemetery Memorials ←click on link and on each name
Only brother Starkey Warren Swinson did come back home alive, after his service during the Civil War.
Gabriel G served in the Georgia Infantry and died in Vicksburg, Mississippi
John A served also in the Georgia Infantry and died in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Starkey W served also in the Georgia Infantry but was the ONLY brother that survived, and he died in 1914 in Broxton, Georgia
Thomas Elliott served as Volunteer in the Georgia Infantry and died in Raleigh, North Carolina
William Pinkney served in the Georgia Infantry and died in Laurens County, Georgia
Young Woodward served in the Georgia Infantry and died in Richmond, Virginia
FREEDOM has its price...
I can’t even imagine ….I detest war. The leaders who want war should fight each other and not have our young men killed.
ReplyDeleteDearest Janey,
DeleteAll through history so many young lives got sacrificed...
A very sad thing for those families affected!
Hugs,
Mariette
R.I.P.
ReplyDeletePrayers.
God bless.
Dearest Victor,
DeleteIndeed, may all R.I.P. wherever they are...
Hugs,
Mariette
Such sorrow for one family, Mariette. Yes, our Civil War was anything but civil, and we still feel the effects of it today, especially in the South.
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Dearest Martha Jane,
DeleteYes, for one family it was almost beyond bearing...
No war is civil.
Hugs,
Mariette
I like Janey's comment, have often thought the same. But while wars are an enormous loss for most, they're also big bu$ine$$, huge profit for defense contractors, etc. And let's be real, human nature never changes, no matter the century. It's all about control of resources, whatever those resources are, and power. :-(
ReplyDeleteDearest Kim,
DeleteGuess every human being detests war but if you're drawn into it, you certainly do hope for being liberated.
My Pieter has lived through those horrors and they lost their home, the green houses... yet all were grateful to their liberators!
Hugs,
Mariette
Hello Mariette, The Civil War has to a degree passed into legend, so graves like these are a valuable reminder that it was families and young soldiers who sacrificed for the war. To the west of Cleveland is Johnson's Island in Lake Erie, which contains a Confederate cemetery--presumably the northernmost one. Many people who visit was is now largely a vacation era take time to visit this solemn site.
ReplyDelete--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteYes, those indeed are valuable reminders and ought to be kept in place for visiting and standing still at those tremendous sacrifices.
Hugs,
Mariette
We Tend To Forget About All The Sub Stories Of War From Over The Decades - Sending Love And Light
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P.S. Will This Post???
Dearest Travis,
DeleteYes, many sacrifices made by those that gave all they had and then for their loved ones left behind...
Yep, it did post!
Hugs,
Mariette
Very sad, people aie away from this world so young. Such a blow to the family.
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Coisas de Feltro
Dearest Christina,
DeleteThroughout history it has always been the young that sacrificed so much and of course the loss for the families left behind.
Hugs,
Mariette
Supongo, el dolor de los padres, viendo que la mayoría de sus hijos morían, en los horrores de una guerra.
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Querida Antónia,
DeleteSeguro que debe haber sido horrible para los padres por perder casi todos los niños durante una guerra ...
Abrazos,
Mariette
Le guerre sono tutte brutte.
ReplyDeleteCiao Mariette buon fine settimana 🌹
Caro Giancarlo,
DeleteTutte le guerre sono molto brutte...
Buon fine settimana!
Abbracci,
Mariette
This is very sad. Last night I watched the movie "Water Diviner" by chance. A father who lost three sons in the first world war went to Turkey to take them back to homeland.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your information on whisk fern. The web site you introduced is very concise and useful. I will often check it from now on.
Dearest RTC,
DeleteYes, there are numerous war dramas and it makes one appreciate FREEDOM, when studying history.
We might want to watch that movie too... We only watch history or nature.
You're quite welcome on that information!
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette - it must have been so devasting for these parents to loose five sons. Sadly the lessons of war across the ages never appear to be heeded or learnt.
ReplyDeleteDearest Rosemary,
DeleteNo, history keeps repeating itself...
For some families, life has been almost unbearable.
Hugs,
Mariette