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Acknowledgements
Dedication
Foreword
Scary Soldiers
Finding Romance
Families Joining and Dividing
Life with Jasper
Catastrophe
Theft and Integrity: Estate Probate
Sister Reunion
Sweethearts and Traditions
A Big Decision
Adjustment to Return
Another Life
A New Household
Afterlife Presence
Epilogue
This book is dedicated to the author's granddaughter, Anna Delene. She is the person in the author's life with so many of the wonderful traits of the main character in this book, Ellen Loretta Shepard Lee. Anna Delene is the great, great, great granddaughter of Ellen. No doubt, Ellen would have adored Anna Delene.
I wish you, Anna Delene, much success in life. May you enjoy learning about your ancestors and strive to make them proud in all that you do.
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Pa told the captain that he had voted the Union ticket. That seemed to endear the captain and members of the squad, at least a bit more, toward him. Conversation ensued. Pa, as he later shared with Ma, did learn that this company of soldiers had come from the Battle of Corinth to Jackson and then plundered the town of Clinton. They were now on their way to Vicksburg. There they would join with other soldiers, including those from Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa, under Generals Sherman and Grant to engage in major Union war events at Vicksburg.
Those searching the house found a few things and took them. Of particular interest were food and beverage items, such as cornmeal, potatoes, coffee, and whiskey. There was nearly a half barrel of Dexter Whiskey that Pa had brought back from Vicksburg--enough for several soldiers that evening. Pa wasn't much of a drinker but would occasionally take a sip. He supposedly used the bourbon for medicinal purposes. It was used as an anesthetic in some cases such as in removing a tooth that had gone bad. Family members, friends, and slaves might get a drink for pain (two if in considerable pain). Fortunately, the searchers did not take the small collection of letters and other documents that the family was keeping.
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