The fantastic Point of Honor in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, is today's blog header photo. This mansion belonged to a doctor who during the War Between the States treated fallen soldiers. He was known for treating the soldiers no matter which uniform they wore, blue or gray. When asked why he gave just as good treatment to the Yankee soldiers as he did to the local southern troops he said that he took it as a "point of honor to treat anyone in need."
That is how this beautiful downtown Lynchburg house got its name. Lynchburg is full of wonderful people and wonderful stories if you just take the time to look. Perhaps all towns are like that. Maybe it would be worth it to take a look and sit and listen from time to time.
I love this story!
ReplyDeleteThe church we attend is considered the oldest church in Knox County and has a similar history. The old sanctuary was used as a field hospital during the War between the States (War of Northern Agression if you're from the south as my husband is :) ) and no one looked at the color of the uniforms. The soldiers were all supposedly treated equally as Americans and brothers. I've noticed most towns ahve unusual stories if you're willing to look for them. I always study the history of the areas we've lived in. Too cool!
LOL - I use the term "War Between the States" to make the point that it was two nations fighting each other, not truly a civil war, which is one nation fighting itself. I hesitate to use the more accurate term "War of Northern Aggression" because I don't particularly want to offend my Yankee family members and others who have not yet been granted the grace to relocate south of the Mason-Dixon line.
ReplyDeleteKnox County has a great depth of history. My wife's Tennessee hometown (Greeneville - Greene County) is the hometown of Andrew Johnson, the first president to be impeached and the only president to be impeached until Bill Clinton. I found it tremendously interesting to walk through the Johnsons' house and read the history. Great stuff.
There is a church in Stafford, Virginia that was established by the women who remained at home while their men went to fight in the War. When the men returned, they built a sanctuary from the timbers of the ship some of them had sailed on. The main supporting beam in the sanctuary is one of the masts from that ship. That sanctuary is still in use today.
And the next town south of Stafford is Fredericksburg, the hometown of Peggy - one of my blog commenters. Fredericksburg has a whole bunch of church buildings with amazing histories. You can check them out here.
Very cool link!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful home! I haven't traveled to that part of the country but it is one of my desires to do so.
ReplyDeleteCorrie - You have an open invitation anytime you are able to visit here. We'd love to have you and your family over to our house. But be prepared - you'll fall in love with Lynchburg and you won't want to leave. This is a fantastic place to live.
ReplyDeleteI'll be posting more photos of this house as my blog headers later this year. I took quite a few photos of that house and played with some of them in Photoshop, so I have a few that I want to share.