I first learned of the Askew cemetery in 2016 while conducting research in Union, SC. I had begun an in depth investigation for a book about my great-grandfather’s artillery unit in the American Civil War. In Union I went to the Public Library and the Union County Museum, spending hours taking notes and photo-copying material. I also went to several church cemeteries to get pictures of the graves of soldiers who had served in the Macbeth Light Artillery. Genealogies I’d found listed numerous...

Once again I have waited six months since the last blog entry. This is not intentional and while most of my time is for writing, it is...

Since this blog has been neglected for seven months I feel I need to revive it. The blog fell to the wayside last fall when I changed my...