For you Civil War history buffs...

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Glad ya'll enjoy em...I have a few more pics but not many. But I am glad to share em. I actually supplied alot of the buildin materials for that house. Some of the brickwork had to be redone so we had a company out of NC handmake the brick the way it was 250 yrs ago. It was a perfect match. Those pics were taken before the brickwork was done.
Billy, if you plan on making a trip, there is a book out there called "In the Presence of Mine Enemies" that was a FACTUAL and wonderful book on the understanding for Southern thinkin. It's not what you think...and it will help you understand what kinda caused the way of thinkin...so to speak. The book is based on 2 counties, the first in Augusta VA (you can read bout my folks in there) and Franklin, PA. The differences in the 1860 election, Democrats, Republicans and the Whigs....amazin. And you can read how differently 2 counties, one from the north and one from the south, thought about the whole secession thing. A very good read....for anyone north er south.

Anyways...I dont have many pics of the inside but I'll post what I got. No-one has lived there since the early 1930's but the great-great grandson is movin back in the house once it's finished. The state gives alot of grants to owners of historic homes to keep them original, so it paid em to get the handmade brick and some of the original beams intact.
The contractor has found the most amazin things there...cannonballs, minie balls, jars and the neatest I actually saw with my own 2 eyes....a chisel...buried halfway through a first floor beam covered by boards & plaster fer 250 years.
I almost beat him up and took it but I thought better of it

Here is a pic from the inside of the front door lookin out...you can see the original hardwood floors and plastered walls. At the battle of Sayler's Creek, there were actually 3 different engagements. Lockett's farm was between Humpreys & Gordon.
16,500 Union, 7,000 Confederates.
Union losses was 536, Confederate 1,700. Lee lost ALOT of his wagons and supplies which was the breakin point for him.