Forgive me if this is strange, but I have done immense study on Jerome Clarke. As He conducted many activities in my area. (Many spots I have visited just because he was there) so it truly is nice to meet one of his kinsfolk!
Ty so much for ur kindness 💓 My great great grandfather was living in Tennessee and he served in the Revolutionary War as well as the Civil War and his grandson, also served in the Texas Independence War under Sam Houston (who was also a distant cousin) I'm super proud of my ancestors and the history they made 💙 ❤️
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My GGGF, Nelson N Fuller, was a member of the Wisconsin delegation. He witnessed the hanging. I have a copy of his diary in which he states: "March 15, 1865-- Have this day witnessed the execution by hanging of "Sue Mundy" (Clark). Six men of our Regt. formed the inside guard. He stood firm to the last and protested that he was no Guerrilla but a Confed. soldier."
The final days of Sue Mundy, as related here, remind me of the Johnny Cash song "I Got Stripes". Even though macabre, there is still some humor here. I should be ashamed of myself thinking of this story in such a way! Tough times! Tough men (and women) back then! The story of Sue Mundy sounds like it could have been a perfect topic for a Johnny Cash song.
It was not about slavery in my family it was about burning the farm and hanging the neighbor from a tree. Yes, they were guerilla fighters until absorbed into the ranks of Phillip Roddey & Nat Forrest's cavalry. motto: "Ever Onward" 53d. Ala. Cav.
I lived very near where he was captured in Kentucky and carried off to Louisville...he was not given a fair trail...I always thought he looks very much like a young Elvis Pressly.
He might be considered an unofficial soldier when he was captured. Context: Clark (AKA Sue Munday) started the war in the 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. His service record lists him as having been surrendered at Fort Donelson and escaping from Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Ind., ten days later. Clark surfaced in early 1864 with the 15th Kentucky Cavalry and rode with John Hunt Morgan’s command for a time. Wounded and left behind at Cynthiana during Morgan’s 1864 Kentucky Raid, Clark reemerged as an irregular. He spread fear throughout parts of Kentucky until federals ended his reign of terror in 1865. Since then, many have debated whether or not he should have been convicted in a drumbeat court-martial and hanged.
Most (not all) “guerillas” engaged in murderous criminal activity under the guise of “soldiers.” Some of these went on to be calm the famous outlaw gangs of the rest such as the James brothers, the Dalton gang, etc. etc., murdering and robbing many people.
@@bullhead900 transgenderism goes back to Roman Emperor Elagabalus. French spy Chevalier D’Eon in the 18th century. They did not have the ability for sex changes but there certainly existed cross dressing. Christine Jorgensen appeared in 1952. Civilization did not collapse. There were two cross dressing hookers in the film The Gangs of New York.
Wow, I haven't thought of Civil War Times Illustrated for years. In 1967, when I was thirteen, I subscribed to it. I didn't know anything except that I was learning nothing from the superficial, Pollyanna-ish, crap history lessons at school. I read it cover to cover and couldn't wait for the next edition to arrive in the mail. It had a lot to do with my life-long love of History . . . in all its' nuance and complexity. Thanks for the memories . . .
