Evans and Moyer at Miskel's Farm
YANKEE DAVIS
Colonel Lowell's Scout
Contributed by Tom Evans
On the road from Fairfax City to Aldie, one mile south of Mt. Zion Church, a prosperous farmer named Alexander G. Davis lived at the start of the Civil War. A native of Connecticut, Alex Davis did not believe in slavery, but lived with the fact that many of his neighbors did. However, he was not one to keep his opinions to himself, and when hostilities began, he found himself having difficulties. He was forty-seven years of age when his troubles started with his neighbors, even though his daughter's husband, Edmund A. Tyler, was serving with the 8th Virginia Regiment, C.S.A.
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Charlie Binns
Union Man & Scout
Contributed by Tom Evans
Upon the death of former Mosby Ranger Dulaney Richards in January 1909, Colonel John Singleton Mosby wrote a letter that was printed in the February 22nd issue of The Fairfax (VA) Herald praising Richards' dedicated service to the Confederacy, and making some pointed remarks about Richards' stepfather, Charles Binns, who had served as a guide for the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry stationed in Vienna. Binns replied to Colonel Mosby's letter, and a person identified only as “Confederate" then took up the cause accusing Binns of being a deserter from Colonel Mosby's command. Following are the final letters from both parties that appeared in The Fairfax Herald about this episode.
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