Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The Battle of Toms Brook Re-Visited

In October, 1864 the Battle of Toms Brook raged on in the fields surrounding my house. That battle became significant once again yesterday when Independent Hill and her husband, who live across the road from me, decided it was time to replace their front porch.

Some say the house wasn't built until after The War Between the States (that's what we southerners call it) but since no one is around now who was there then... we'll let our little story continue.

IH told me last night all that was found under the wooden porch were a couple broken jars, a hook of some type and the partial remains of a cat. But the rumor now swirling the neighborhood is that the remains of an Union officer was found buried under the concrete steps. We further understand that's why the steps remain today.

Could George Custer have been killed here instead of Little Big Horn? No one will know for sure but IH could be re-writing history.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We were hoping for treasure, gold or something to finance this endeavor, but alas all we have found are bones. I do have something that looks like a map ... Got to find out how far 'four paces' would be. IH

Darkgarden said...

Rumor has it that on one dark, foggy night in 1878, a lonely Italian imigrant was walking along the road. It was muddy and the tracks were furrowed deeply. It was rumored that a local drunkard happened upon this imigrant and ran him down while traveling home from the local tavern.

Yes... rumor has it that an Italian imigrant named Crazy Gabotz was dragged under the porch of a nearby house and there hidden forever more...

Col. Custer or Crazy Cabotz?

You make the call...