http://marchingthroughculpeper.com Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:33:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When the sinking of the Maine in 1898 flamed into war, young men from all over the country flocked to the colors. The heated times brought an intense longing to the warrior in Frank Stringfellow. At age 57, he would enlist, not as a fighter this time, but as a ... http://marchingthroughculpeper.com/stringfellow-goes-to-cuba/ Nestled between Culpeper County and the Blue Ridge Mountains is the bucolic county of Rappahannock. I believe it is one of the most beautiful spots in God's creation. And because of its proximity to Washington, D.C., many unique and talented people call it home. Among them is Ben Jones, who ... http://marchingthroughculpeper.com/ben-cooter-jones/   I hope you have been surrounded by loved ones and enjoyed your most memorable Christmas ever. As I was pondering the ingredients that make Christmases memorable, I decided to share this heartwarming story of Jim Limber's 1864 Christmas in the Confederate White House. For the orphaned six-year old mulatto boy ... http://marchingthroughculpeper.com/jim-limbers-1864-christmas/ According to R. Shepard Brown’s book Stringfellow of the Fourth, “Frank tried his hand farming at 'Wakefield'  in Fairfax County where he and Emma began their marriage. But there was no joy to be had from the land. He was being pushed by a dream that had always been with ... http://marchingthroughculpeper.com/rev-frank-stringfellow/ Many of my readers have expressed surprise at the way Abraham Lincoln is depicted in Marching Through Culpeper. I was very careful to use first hand comments from diaries and letters of both Northern and Southern citizens, because I knew eyebrows would be raised. The Lincoln cult has deified Lincoln ... http://marchingthroughculpeper.com/book-review-the-real-lincoln/ Stringfellow wrote his beloved Emma a letter from Hamilton, Canada on March 4, 1866. His uncle pastured a church in Hamilton and Stringfellow probably lived with him. At that time Canada was flooded with ex-Confederate soldiers seeking safety and a new life.  Stringfellow reported he had “but little trouble” on his ... http://marchingthroughculpeper.com/civil-war-saga-stringfellow-in-canada/     The first weekend of October I traveled to Stuart, Virginia in order to visit my dear friend, Kay Dunkley, and to speak at the re-enactment at Laurel Hill, J.E.B. Stuart's birthplace. Laurel Hill, perched high in the mountains, is as lovely a spot as can be found in the Virginia ... http://marchingthroughculpeper.com/on-the-one-good-man-set/ When the war ended Frank Stringfellow was 25 years old, penniless, and there was a $10,000 price on his head. His family home “The Retreat” had mysteriously burned when Union forces occupied the area. Lincoln had been assassinated, and the blood of revenge was running hot. Where could he begin ... http://marchingthroughculpeper.com/continued-civil-war-saga-frank-stringfellow-alive-but-penniless/ July 18th  and 19th I had the privilege of attending a filmmaking workshop conducted by George Escobar and the Advent Film Group at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia. The room was packed and since many had to be turned away, another workshop was conducted in August. Mr. Escobar shared ... http://marchingthroughculpeper.com/one-good-man-movie/ After the incriminating letter was discovered in the lining of Stringfellow’s coat, his guard-- a sergeant, informed him that he would be taken to Washington the next day along with a group of deserters and blockade runners. Stringfellow persuaded the sergeant to take him down to the river that evening. ... http://marchingthroughculpeper.com/another-civil-war-saga-confederate-spy-frank-stringfellow%e2%80%99s-prison-escape/