The tale of Aaron Burris is a local legend in the Clayton Community.
During the Civil War, Mr. Burris, an elderly man, was unable to go off and fight.
The original legend states that one day during 1864, Union soldiers were in the area. They summoned Mr. Burris to meet with them. Because the old man could not get there quickly, he was shot dead.
The soldiers stated that "if any man touched him, they would get the same." But several women defied them. They wrapped his body in a sheet and buried him.
However, recent info puts that story in doubt.
According to the diary of one of the women who buried Mr. Burris, he was killed by McCollum's Scouts, the horrible Home Guard who were left to "protect" the women and children left behind during the war.
Today his grave is still located at the corner of Burris Road and Land Road. This area is now known as Burris Crossroads.
The grave was once only marked with a large concrete block. The Clayton Community has created a small garden around his grave, and covered the old concrete block with bricks.
140 years later, Mr. Burris has not been forgotten.
During the Civil War, Mr. Burris, an elderly man, was unable to go off and fight.
The original legend states that one day during 1864, Union soldiers were in the area. They summoned Mr. Burris to meet with them. Because the old man could not get there quickly, he was shot dead.
The soldiers stated that "if any man touched him, they would get the same." But several women defied them. They wrapped his body in a sheet and buried him.
However, recent info puts that story in doubt.
According to the diary of one of the women who buried Mr. Burris, he was killed by McCollum's Scouts, the horrible Home Guard who were left to "protect" the women and children left behind during the war.
Today his grave is still located at the corner of Burris Road and Land Road. This area is now known as Burris Crossroads.
The grave was once only marked with a large concrete block. The Clayton Community has created a small garden around his grave, and covered the old concrete block with bricks.
140 years later, Mr. Burris has not been forgotten.
The tale of Aaron Burris is a local legend in the Clayton Community.
During the Civil War, Mr. Burris, an elderly man, was unable to go off and fight.
The original legend states that one day during 1864, Union soldiers were in the area. They summoned Mr. Burris to meet with them. Because the old man could not get there quickly, he was shot dead.
The soldiers stated that "if any man touched him, they would get the same." But several women defied them. They wrapped his body in a sheet and buried him.
However, recent info puts that story in doubt.
According to the diary of one of the women who buried Mr. Burris, he was killed by McCollum's Scouts, the horrible Home Guard who were left to "protect" the women and children left behind during the war.
Today his grave is still located at the corner of Burris Road and Land Road. This area is now known as Burris Crossroads.
The grave was once only marked with a large concrete block. The Clayton Community has created a small garden around his grave, and covered the old concrete block with bricks.
140 years later, Mr. Burris has not been forgotten.
During the Civil War, Mr. Burris, an elderly man, was unable to go off and fight.
The original legend states that one day during 1864, Union soldiers were in the area. They summoned Mr. Burris to meet with them. Because the old man could not get there quickly, he was shot dead.
The soldiers stated that "if any man touched him, they would get the same." But several women defied them. They wrapped his body in a sheet and buried him.
However, recent info puts that story in doubt.
According to the diary of one of the women who buried Mr. Burris, he was killed by McCollum's Scouts, the horrible Home Guard who were left to "protect" the women and children left behind during the war.
Today his grave is still located at the corner of Burris Road and Land Road. This area is now known as Burris Crossroads.
The grave was once only marked with a large concrete block. The Clayton Community has created a small garden around his grave, and covered the old concrete block with bricks.
140 years later, Mr. Burris has not been forgotten.
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