A Road to the Past

Across from Geddes Mountain Road along US-29 (Amherst Highway) northbound (Photo credit: Steven Akiyama) So apparently there was action at the Tye River. First question: where is the Tye River? The  Tye River    runs through western Virginia, and feeds into the James River around Norwood, Virginia. Officially known as a tributary, it's among the many streams/rivers/tributaries in Virginia. So then what happened at the Tye River? A Civil War skirmish! That's what happened! Throughout this story, I'll be referring to these books, in addition to my web sources: Gallagher, Gary W., ed.  The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 . Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2006. Bowery, Charles R., Jr.  The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, 1864-65 . Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2014. Walker, Gary C.  Hunter's Fiery Raid Through Virginia Valleys . Roanoke, VA: A&W Enterprise, 1989 . This sign is near what was a ...

Near the northwestern corner of the intersection of Buckhorn Quarter Road and US 58 (Southampton Parkway) UPDATE! One of my favorite podcasts - More Perfect - did an episode on the Dred Scott case, its political impact, and its impact on the descendants of the affected families! You can find the episode here . Enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have arrived to Virginia now! I found this in/near Brunswick County (the home of the original Brunswick Stew, but that's another sign for another day). It looks like there's two parts to this story - one part on the family that owned him, and one part on Dred Scott himself - but actually it's all centered around Dred Scott. Also, for you handful of Grinnellians reading this, I also dusted off my old Con Law book from Strauber's class: Constitutional Law: Cases in Context: Volume 1: Federal Governmental Powers and Federalism  by James C. Foster and Susan M. Leeson (1...