S. M. Purvis's webpage
That's me and Cino somewhere North of the Ohio. Cino passed away in Feburary at the age of 18. I hope to ride him again at Fiddler’s Green. He will be missed.
At the outbreak of the American war, in common with many of my countrymen, I
felt very indifferent as to which side might win; but if I had any bias, my
sympathies were rather in favor of the North, on account of the dislike which
an Englishman naturally feels at the idea of slavery. But soon a sentiment of
great admiration for the gallantry and determination of the Southerners,
together with unhappy contrast afforded by the foolish bullying conduct of the
Northerners, caused to complete revulsion in my feelings, and I was unable to
repress a strong wish to go to America and see something of this wonderful
struggle. Having successfully accomplished my design, I returned to England,
and found amongst all my friends an extreme desire to know the truth of what
was going on in the South; for,in consequence of the blockade, the truth can
with difficulty be arrived at, as intelligence coming mainly through Northern
sources is not believed; and in fact, nowhere is the ignorance of what is
passing in the South more profound that it is in the Northern States. And I am
also of the opinion that many will agree with me in thinking that a people in
which all ranks and both sexes display a unanimity and a heroism which can
never have been surpassed in the history of the world is destined, sooner or
later, to become a great and independant nation. from the "The Freemantle
Diary"
Shots from the movie "Patriot"
History of the 19th Miss by Bill Furr (J.O. Clark's first reg)
Oakwood Cemetary Raleigh, NC, burial site of Col. Wallace Bruce Colbert 40th Miss CSA
Graves-Jackson Family (old photos)
Purvis-Spradly Family (old photos)
Enoch Isom Daniel (4th MS Inf. CSA)
Photos from the Cornfield "Sharpesburg"
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