The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-21
OF THE REMARKABLE HISTORY OF HAYSLORE r
WONDERFULLY QUAINT HOUSE WITH OLD-TIME GARDENS

orchards and following the example of
other settlers, had his private still where
the Indians had formerly gathered al the
spring. Some of the trees are yet stand
ing, although the still has long been
gone. His body servant Harry, he had
bought from General Marion, who had
captured him from British officer
While Harry and the other slaves cleared
up the Georgia felds-called Georgia"
because they were as hot as they had
been in Georgia-Colonel Roddy mounted
guard with loaded gun to protect them
from marauding Indians.
"Hayslope" is built out of great logs
hewn by ak, ceiled outside and inside
with heavy oak planks put on end wise,
with nails wrought by hand in Colonel
Roddys blacksmith shop. The walnut
shingles were hung on to the fiattened
poles beneath with wooden pegs. A
small boxed porch occupied the front of
the house, and one of the original
benches, put there by Colonel Roddy, is
still there. A porch In the rear and
half story, with a soplng roof, completes
this unique building.
The slave quarters were in the rear
Colonel Roddy was devout Baptist and
when at meals he said grace" the
kitchen doors were always flung open
that the blessing might reach black as
well as white. There being no place OF
worship IN the vicinity, he offered his
house for the purpose, and there In the
large room Richard Rice, a colleague OF
Judson, the first missionary to India, ad-
dressed q large audience, soliciting means
for the maintenance Of missionaries. The
old home, with its immense fire-places
and chimneys of sun-dried brick, is still
in a good state of preservation. Colonel
Roddy Is buried near his old home in
Bent Creek cemetery surrounded by his
posterity. Many of his descendants are
still in the country The old road from
Charleston, S. c., to Lexington, KY,
passed through the Hayslope lawn-fol-
lowing the track of Boone, on his way to
the dark and bloody ground of the Ken
lucky wilderness" The site of Davy
Crockett's cabin is on an adjoining farm.
Its Interesting History.
Hayslope, after Colonel Roddy's death
was purchased by Mr.. Hugh Graham OF
Tazewell, and by him given to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Louise Graham Rogan. Dur
ing the civil war 1t was occupied alter
nately by confederate and federal troops
and during the progress of the war
Father Ryan, the poet-priest, celebrated
mass in the large living room, the silver
candlesticks that held the tapers being
the ones that had graced Hugh Graham's
wedding table The stole worn by Father
Ryan had been presented to him by a
confederate officer who found it on the
field of Manassas. During the winter of
63 and "a Hayslope and Cavan-a-Lee
(he latter place named for the home
place in Ireland and given by Mr.. Ora
ham to another daughter Mrs. william
Houston Patterson of Philadelphia) were
occupied by General Longstreet and his
corps Three soldiers were assigned TO
Hayslope for projections; one acted as
nurse, one MIXED the cows and cut wood
while a third cooked. All three were
killed at Cold Harbor
Major Fairfax granted protection to
the Hayslope cows on condition of re-
ceiving one gallon of milk daily for his
egg-noggs The federals having taken all
supplies of grain and stock, the milk
from the cows furnished all the means
of living, as 1t could be exchanged with
the soldiers for meat and bread. Gen
eral Bryan and his officers moved INTO
the house and brought their rations, so
there was no lack of food at first Later
It was sadly different The last winter 1t
was no unusual sight to see ragged,
barefooted soldiers budding together for
warmth, In the big Hayslope barn, living
on a ration of one ear of corn day,
which they parched and soaked in water
before eating.
A most pathetic sight was to see one
morning, long files of soldiers marching
past TO witness the execution of deser-
ter. lad of is. He had asked permits
sion to go to see his fatherless sisters,
and permission being refused, had run
away, been captured and was shot The
day after his death his pardon from
President Davis arrived
During the famous retreat of the Fed
| erals from Bulls Gap the Confederates
formed q line of attack In front of the
house and charged on Gran Yard Hill,
| and the wounded and prisoners were
brought to Hayslope and cared for
| Generals Breckenridge and Basil Duke
pursued the enemy down the Norris
town road and. succeeded In taking many
prisoners. magazines and ammunition.
| General Bryan, on the occasion of