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Ran across this on my hike.
http://youtu.be/SjWcRUkg8rk
Yeah, I just saw that last week. I did seem pretty freshly tended.
Gray Blazer
05-04-2012, 12:37
There are a lot of Sheltons living in that area.
generoll
05-04-2012, 13:43
isn't that just past Shelton Laurel?
WIAPilot
05-04-2012, 14:01
I would have said that it was the NC area, but apparently not!
generoll
05-05-2012, 06:47
FWIW, those were Union soldiers who had come home on leave and were ambushed by Confederates as they prepared to return to their regiments.
Here is a good story of the site. It's decorated every year. http://www.pbase.com/ronmetcalfe/2007decorationday&page=all
Here are some web sites with info about the Shelton Laurel Massacre
http://thomaslegion.net/sheltonlaurelmassacre.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelton_Laurel_Massacre
generoll
05-05-2012, 20:16
the Shelton graves are not directly related to the Shelton Laurel massacre.