[Photo by David Leon Montgomery, March 2005]
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CIVIL WAR
ROBERT MEADOWS
A UNION SOLDIER'S GRAVE
Contributed 13 Mar 2005
by
David Leon Montgomery
I was informed about this grave by an individual who lives in the immediate area
of this grave. He has hunted the surrounding woods almost all of his life and
has known of its location for many years. According to this person, the grave
was excavated by a person/persons probably looking for Civil War relics.
The person/persons digging in the earth dug down to about 5 feet deep. By most
grave standards, it is believed that they didn’t know which side of the stone to
dig. There was never any evidence anything was found, because it is believed
they dug on the wrong side. The headstone was removed from the gravesite in the
1980’s and was gone for about two years. Suddenly, it was returned and placed in
the exact spot with the lettering to the west as originally placed.
As can be seen in the
accompanying photo, the soldier, Robert (Rob’t) Meadows was attached to Company
“G” of the 2nd Tennessee Infantry. In the rosters found, he was
attached to Company “D” of the 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry, a
Union Army unit. He was about 19 years old and enlisted on January 15, 1864.
[Photo by David Leon Montgomery, March 2005]
[Photo by David Leon Montgomery, March 2005]
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