David H. Jones | August 29, 2009
I have had several e-mail exchanges with Mark C. Higgins of Spiritsearch Investigations of Charlottesville, Virginia ( www.spiritsearchva.com ). Mark, Chris Stephens, and their team have just conducted a second paranormal investigation at the Exchange Hotel in Gordonsville, Virginia, a site that Dian and I visited this past May during the Pamplin Historical Park Spring Tour. The historic hotel was used as [...]
David H. Jones | August 23, 2009
Continuing my effort to honor the grave sites of the various historical personalities who appear in Two Brothers: One North, One South, I am presenting today photographs of John W. Horn and his grave site at Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland. Colonel Horn was the highly regarded commanding officer of the 6th Maryland Infantry [...]
David H. Jones | August 14, 2009
Following our examination of the Trevilian Station Battlefield on the last day of the Pamplin Historical Park Spring Tour, our guide and mentor in all things Civil War walked us through a nearby cemetery to leave us with a final thought. Will Greene pointed out that behind all the battles and strategies that we were [...]
David H. Jones | August 4, 2009
The Exchange Hotel at Gordonsville, Virginia, featuring high ceiling parlors and a grand veranda, was built prior to the Civil War as a railroad hotel for passengers traveling on the Virginia Central Railroad and the Alexandria Railroad. When war began, the Exchange Hotel became the Gordonsville Receiving Hospital which provided care for 70,000 soldiers, both Confederate and [...]
