He served as adjutant in the 26th( O'Neal's)Alabama Infantry Regiment,CSA.
He was a socially prominent bachelor and plantation owner in Huntsville who owned "Lily Flagg," the prize cow who had taken top honors in Chicago as the world's greatest butterfat producer. He gave an elaborate party in 1892 in Lily Flagg's honor. He painted his home a bright yellow for the occasion and a 50 foot dancing platform was built at the back of the mansion and lit by one of the first electric lighting systems in the Southeast.His grave is unmarked.
He was a socially prominent bachelor and plantation owner in Huntsville who owned "Lily Flagg," the prize cow who had taken top honors in Chicago as the world's greatest butterfat producer. He gave an elaborate party in 1892 in Lily Flagg's honor. He painted his home a bright yellow for the occasion and a 50 foot dancing platform was built at the back of the mansion and lit by one of the first electric lighting systems in the Southeast.His grave is unmarked.
He served as adjutant in the 26th( O'Neal's)Alabama Infantry Regiment,CSA.
He was a socially prominent bachelor and plantation owner in Huntsville who owned "Lily Flagg," the prize cow who had taken top honors in Chicago as the world's greatest butterfat producer. He gave an elaborate party in 1892 in Lily Flagg's honor. He painted his home a bright yellow for the occasion and a 50 foot dancing platform was built at the back of the mansion and lit by one of the first electric lighting systems in the Southeast.His grave is unmarked.
He was a socially prominent bachelor and plantation owner in Huntsville who owned "Lily Flagg," the prize cow who had taken top honors in Chicago as the world's greatest butterfat producer. He gave an elaborate party in 1892 in Lily Flagg's honor. He painted his home a bright yellow for the occasion and a 50 foot dancing platform was built at the back of the mansion and lit by one of the first electric lighting systems in the Southeast.His grave is unmarked.
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