Thursday, October 28, 2010
Remains Of Civil War Captain To Be Reburied
WEST VIRGINIA....
The remains of Civil War Captain Philip J. Thurmond, CSA, will be reburied with full military honors on Saturday, October 30th, beside the 153 year old historic Hoge House behind the Putnam County Courthouse in Winfield. The Historic Hoge House Foundation and Upper Vandalia Historical Society are both involved in the project. Captain Thurmond and a group of about 400 Rebels were in Winfield to drive off some Union soldiers on October 26, 1864. During the skirmish, Captain Thurmond was fatally shot in the stomach. He was buried in an unmarked grave near a creek on the property of James W. Hoge, a Putnam County judge and Confederate sympathizer. Thurmond's remains were exhumed on March 20th.
The remains of Civil War Captain Philip J. Thurmond, CSA, will be reburied with full military honors on Saturday, October 30th, beside the 153 year old historic Hoge House behind the Putnam County Courthouse in Winfield. The Historic Hoge House Foundation and Upper Vandalia Historical Society are both involved in the project. Captain Thurmond and a group of about 400 Rebels were in Winfield to drive off some Union soldiers on October 26, 1864. During the skirmish, Captain Thurmond was fatally shot in the stomach. He was buried in an unmarked grave near a creek on the property of James W. Hoge, a Putnam County judge and Confederate sympathizer. Thurmond's remains were exhumed on March 20th.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 2:00 PM 
