Today we
ventured off to Savannah in search of Bonaventure Cemetery. We were in search of
the Bird Girl statue on the cover of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Alas, when we got to the cemetery, I Googled it only to find it had been moved
to an art gallery because it brought too much traffic to the cemetery. Our day
was not a loss though. We found these grave sites to be interesting.
Robert Anderson was a West Point graduate. He was a Brigadier General in the Confederacy. He was also the Chief of Police in Savannah. His wife was Loyal and his daughter, Lallie. He only lived to be 52.
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| Wife's Grave |
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| Lallie's Grave |
Richard D.
Arnold was very involved with the medical associations and medical college in
Savannah. As Mayor of Savannah, he surrendered the city to General Sherman in
1864.
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| Arnold's Obelisk |
James
Carmichael Herndon was the son of Brodie Herndon who was appointed Chief
Surgeon of the Confederate States. His father was the first doctor to perform a
Caesarean Section in the U.S.
Hugh Weedon Mercer
was also a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. He was placed in command
of Savannah and joined Joseph Johnston’s Atlanta Campaign.
Hugh was the great-grandfather of Johnny
Mercer, one of America’s most popular song writers and who wrote over 1500
lyrics. Johnny was very interested in black
jazz and growing up his playmates were African Americans. He penned the words to
my favorite jazz song by Duke Ellington, Satin Doll. I prefer to hear the
music and not the words! Sorry Johnny, but I DID admire the bench by your tomb stone.
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| The Mercer Plots |
Josiah Tattnall III was born on the same day as me, November 9, but a few years earlier! He commanded the Confederate Naval defenses 1861-1864 and is credited with the phrase" blood is thicker than water".
We had lunch on Bull Street.
The Harp beers, hot pastrami on rye sammies and side of potato salad (they won't give out the recipe...grrr) were yummy.
We parked
our car where we wouldn’t forget it!
The Downtown
Savannah historic district is beautiful. Here’s Chippewa Square with
Oglethorpe’s statue.
Even though
the area is made up of squares, I had Perry going around in circles. I really
need to learn to read a map and use our GPS properly and quickly!
How interesting! Loved the pictures!
ReplyDeleteexcellent blog, Karen. While you were snooping around graves in Savannah, we were swooping the mountains of Sedona, AZ in a helicopter. Great fun! Blog to follow.
ReplyDeleteIf only I had enjoyed history in high school, it wouldn't have cost me so much to see it now in an RV that gets 10 mph (at best). It really is an eye opener to see what this country went through during the Civil War.
ReplyDeleteKaren very interesting it sounds like something jack and I would do when we travel we always say were on an adventure. Love you adventure--- When we were in TN., we went to the Carnton plantation and viewed the grounds and cemetery there. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteAt last I check in to your wonderful blog - and what a great subject matter - a bit different, and bound to catch the eye of other RV'ers out there in the Blogosphere! You will find as time goes on the frequently WordPress and BlogSpot do not get along! I will post this comment. Hope you get it even though I follow all their strict requirements for not BlogSpottters!
ReplyDeleteLove to you both. Keep writing and photoing!