William Penn Brown operated a ferry crossing the Savannah River between Hartwell GA and Anderson SC. After the Civil War, a barge was at the ferry and loaded with cotton to be shipped to the North. It was guarded by Union soldiers who were attacked and killed by men from Hartwell. The Hartwell men were tried, and mainly due to the testimony of Wm. P. Brown, were found guilty and sentenced to be hung at Castle Pickney in Charleston. They were pardoned by the President.
For the full story, with news articles from the time, go to http://djwinsness.com/brown-wm-penn/brown-ferry-massacre.pdf
Original burial was in the Mt. Zion Methodist Church cemetery in Hart County, Georgia. The graves in this cemetery had to be relocated when Hartwell Dam was constructed circa 1960.
For the full story, with news articles from the time, go to http://djwinsness.com/brown-wm-penn/brown-ferry-massacre.pdf
Original burial was in the Mt. Zion Methodist Church cemetery in Hart County, Georgia. The graves in this cemetery had to be relocated when Hartwell Dam was constructed circa 1960.
William Penn Brown operated a ferry crossing the Savannah River between Hartwell GA and Anderson SC. After the Civil War, a barge was at the ferry and loaded with cotton to be shipped to the North. It was guarded by Union soldiers who were attacked and killed by men from Hartwell. The Hartwell men were tried, and mainly due to the testimony of Wm. P. Brown, were found guilty and sentenced to be hung at Castle Pickney in Charleston. They were pardoned by the President.
For the full story, with news articles from the time, go to http://djwinsness.com/brown-wm-penn/brown-ferry-massacre.pdf
Original burial was in the Mt. Zion Methodist Church cemetery in Hart County, Georgia. The graves in this cemetery had to be relocated when Hartwell Dam was constructed circa 1960.
For the full story, with news articles from the time, go to http://djwinsness.com/brown-wm-penn/brown-ferry-massacre.pdf
Original burial was in the Mt. Zion Methodist Church cemetery in Hart County, Georgia. The graves in this cemetery had to be relocated when Hartwell Dam was constructed circa 1960.
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