This is the grave of Robert Toombs. Born in Washington, Georgia in 1810, Toombs grew up in the slaver elite. His father ran his slaves in the fields, profiting from.
This is the grave of Jeremiah Asher. Born in 1812 in North Brandford, Connecticut, Asher grew up in the free Black community in that place. His grand father was a.
This is the grave of Edward Ord. Born in 1818 in Cumberland, Maryland, Ord grew up pretty well off. He grew up in Washington, D.C., where he and his family.
This is the grave of Alexander Stephens. Born in 1812 in Crawfordville, Georgia, Stephens grew up in the slavery elite, at least at first. His mother died shortly after his.
This is the grave of William Brownlow, better known as Parson Brownlow. Born in 1805 in Wythe County, Virginia, Brownlow's parents died young and he was an orphan by the.
This is the grave of David Bustill Bowser. Born in 1820 in Philadelphia, Bowser grew up free. His family had fought for Black rights going back a couple of generations.
This is the grave of John Bell Hood, Traitor in Defense of Slavery. Born in 1831 in Owingsville, Kentucky, Hood grew up a rich kid. His father was a doctor,.
This is the grave of Dick Taylor. Born in 1826 at his family's plantation outside Louisville, Kentucky, Richard Taylor (though always known as Dick, which you don't see so often.
