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From: "Dale E. Reddick" <>
Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] Tusculum
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:50:53 -0500
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Hi Carole,
Hey Jean,

The finding of a Civil War sword in the Tusculum area makes perfectly
good sense. The middle column of General W. T. Sherman's army followed
the eastern side of the Ogeechee River - travelling along what is now
Old Louisville Road and the RR track through that area (another, eastern
column passed through central Screven County while a western column
passed through eastern Bulloch County along the western side of the
Ogeechee). There were several battles or skirmishes along the eastern
side of the Ogeechee during the latter part of 1864. The communities
from Millen to Oliver recorded the presence of Union forces and the
conflict that occurred along that path followed by the Union army.
Well, that's my mostly Screven-centric view of what happened.

Dale
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Carole and Greg Drexel wrote:

> Jean, do you have any idea how Tusculum got ITS name? What a great
> story.
> Carole
>
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> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 9:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] the Old Louisville Road/Old Elam church cemetery
>
>
>> All this talk of Egypt brings back many childhood memories. We moved
>> there
>> when I was about 3 or 4 yrs. old from South Carolina. My father was a
>> barber on
>> Parris Island & I remember riding in a horse & buggy to pick him up
>> from the
>> train depot @ Egypt!! The little village we lived in was called
>> Tusculum.
>> I never knew of a Civil War battle there but I do know that my uncle (my
>> mother's brother) found an old Civil War sword in our field. We moved
>> away when I
>> was 6 yrs. old but my memories are vivid.
>> Yes, it is an interesting area!
>> I enjoy the posts.
>> JEAN
>>
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