My eyes widened a bit when I read this! It seems two Civil War vets had a beef (um...literally) which lead to one trying to kill the other in downtown Monroe! The two combatants are very well known in Monroe. They are William Henry Awl (49 at the time) and Wiley Polk Renwick (57). Renwick … Continue reading A Street Fight In Monroe
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Finding Lost Civil War Soldiers Graves
I seem to have a knack for finding lost graves. I can usually go to a cemetery in search of a particular name, say “Ok. Help me find you.” And within minutes, I’m standing at their headstone. That little knack helped me find the unmarked grave of three Confederate soldiers buried in Monroe’s Old … Continue reading Finding Lost Civil War Soldiers Graves