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Christmas at Harmony Hill: A Shaker Story

Christmas at Harmony Hill is a novel written by Ann H. Gabhart. It was first published in 2013.

## Description

It is 1864 and the nation is still torn apart by civil war when Heather Worth discovers she is with child. She has been working as a laundress with her husband's army unit, but when the army gets orders to march south to Tennessee, Gideon insists Heather go home to have their child under safer conditions. Heather agrees, but returns home to another kind of devastation--deaths in the family and a father who refuses to forgive her for marrying a Yankee. With nowhere else to turn, Heather seeks refuge at the Shaker village of Harmony Hill, where her great aunt Sophrena lives. There, after many peaceful years at Harmony Hill, Sophrena is having doubts about her Shaker path. Both women are in need of love and forgiveness--whether given or received. With Christmas coming, can the miracle of new life fill their hearts with unexpected joy?

Ann H. Gabhart's many fans will be thrilled to return to Harmony Hill at Christmastime for this stirring story of healing and hope
Charles Mynn Thruston

Charles Mynn Thruston (February 22, 1798 – February 18, 1873) was a soldier, farmer, politician, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as the mayor of Cumberland, Maryland, from 1861 to 1862.

Thruston was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Kentucky U.S. Senator Buckner Thruston. At age 16, he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1814 and served during the War of 1812 as an engineer on Governors Island, New York City. After the war, Thruston was promoted to the rank of captain in the artillery branch. He later fought in the Seminole Wars of the 1830s. In 1836, Thruston resigned from the Army and became a farmer in Maryland.

When the Civil War broke out, he was serving as Mayor of Cumberland, Maryland, which was a critical railroad hub.

On September 7, 1861, Thruston was appointed Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, giving him military authority to protect the B&O Railroad from Confederate raiders such as McNeill's Rangers. Being 63 years old at the time, he was one of the oldest generals to serve during the Civil War.

Thruston was largely unsuccessful at stopping the Confederate raids from randomly destroying railroad tracks. In April 1862, Thruston resigned his commission and allowed a younger commander to assume the responsibility of protecting the B&O Railroad from the enemy cavalrymen.

Thruston died in Cumberland, Maryland. He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery on Cumberland's West Side.
August 28

**August 28th**

* 1828 – Joseph Holmes Desha left office as Governor of Kentucky.
* 1828 – Thomas Metcalfe entered office as 10th Governor of Kentucky.
* 1837 – William Campbell Preston Breckinridge born.
* 1861 – Charles Reising born.
* 1924 – Edwin E. Ellis born.
* 1936 – Slater La Master died, aged 46.
* 1947 – Charles Clinton Fleek born.
* 1948 – Vonda N. McIntyre born.
A Stroke of Dumb Luck

A Stroke of Dumb Luck is a novel written by Shiloh Walker. It was first published in 2011.

## Description

When a teenaged girl goes missing, her mother calls Kit Colbana, scion of an ancient line of warriors -- unfortunately, Kit's heritage doesn't impress the local wererats much. They're determined to make the girl one of their own, and Kit is going to need a big sword, a bright flashlight, and a helpful vampire to get her back.
C. B. Embry

C. B. Embry Jr. (born July 29, 1941) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 6. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2003. Embry was a mayor of Beaver Dam, Kentucky from 1970 until 1973.

Embry was born July 29, 1941 in Louisville, Jefferson County.

He attended Duke University, Kentucky Wesleyan College, University of Kentucky, and University of Louisville, and earned his BS in English and geography from Western Kentucky University.
Bob Custer

Bob Custer (October 18, 1898 – December 27, 1974) was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films, mostly Westerns, between 1924-37, including The Fighting Hombre, Arizona Days, The Last Roundup, The Oklahoma Kid, Law of the Rio Grande, The Law of the Wild and Ambush Valley. Using his original name Raymond Glenn, he also appeared in non-Western movies, including the 1927 film The Return of Boston Blackie as the title character.

Custer was born Raymond Glenn in Kentucky's capital city, Frankfort, and attended the University of Kentucky. Having obtained a degree in engineering, he became a building inspector in Los Angeles after leaving his acting career, and eventually became chief building inspector in the nearby seaside city of Newport Beach.

Custer died of a heart attack in another nearby seaside city, Torrance, at the age of 76.
Clearing

Clearing is a collection of poetry written by Wendell Berry. It was first published in 1977.

## Description

A sequence of poems in which Berry writes of the land he and his wife hold in trust--a farm they have tended for years and a new homestead they recently rescued from ecological disaster.

## Contents

* History
* The Clearing
* Work Song
* The Bed
* Reverdure
Coming in Last

Coming in Last is a novel written by Shiloh Walker. It was first published in 2004.

## Description

Jamie McAdams expected it to be an open and shut case of embezzlement. The finger seemed to be pointed right at Andi Morrow, the quiet young lady who ran the daycare center at his godfather's plant. Of course, she didn't exactly have access to the cash, but she did live seriously outside her means. Andi smelled like vanilla, tasted like sex, and moved like sin. It only took a few days for Jamie to realize he was hooked, and she was being framed. But maybe he should have told her that, before they used her as bait to catch the real embezzler. Jamie always gets his man, even if it means coming in last with the woman he's fallen in love with.
Cruelly Murdered: The Murder of Mary Magdalene Pitts and Other Kentucky True Crime Stories

Cruelly Murdered: The Murder of Mary Magdalene Pitts and Other Kentucky True Crime Stories is a book written by Keven McQueen. It was first published in 2008.

## Description

In this follow-up to "Murder in Old Kentucky," Keven McQueen presents detailed and thoroughly researched true crime stories from Kentucky history, spanning in time from the state's early history to the Roaring Twenties.

The stories include the case of the governor's son who was tried for murder four times and eventually pardoned by his father; Edward Hawkins, a murderer on the move with a pronounced taste for bigamy; the 1883 shooting of a promising young Louisville artist; the infamous 1887 murder of Jennie Bowman, a Louisville maid, by two burglars; and the abuse and murder of three-year-old Mary Magdalene Pitts of Greenup County by her father and a housekeeper, still one of Kentucky's most notorious crimes.
Bourbon County Confederate Monument

The Bourbon County Confederate Monument, located in the middle of the Paris Cemetery of Paris, Kentucky, was built by the Confederate Monument Association in 1887. Like many monuments to the Confederate States of America in Kentucky, it is an obelisk, but is unique for being built like a chimney. The structure is made of mortared limestone, locally quarried, and the chimney is 30 feet tall on a 10-foot-tall base.

On the rear of the monument is a list of all those who died in the War from Bourbon County for the Confederacy, or those serving the Confederacy who died in Bourbon County. Bourbon was one of the more Confederate of counties; by November 1863, 700 men from Bourbon County served for the Confederate cause, whereas only 200 men from the county fought with the Union.

On July 17, 1997, it was one of sixty-one different monuments to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission.
Coal Country: Rising Up Against Mountaintop Removal Mining

Coal Country: Rising Up Against Mountaintop Removal Mining is a book edited by Silas House, Shirley Stewart Burns, and Mari-Lynn Evans. It was first published in 2009.

## Description

In the long, complex history of coal exploitation in Appalachia, mountaintop-removal (MTR) mining is the most destructive practice yet visited upon the land and its people: Ancient forested mountainsides are blown up to extract the underlying coal, and the resulting debris is dumped into nearby valleys and streams. The politics and economics of mining in the region have long allowed coal companies virtually free rein, but in recent years, opposition to MTR has gained national momentum.

This illustrated volume, like the powerful documentary film on which it is based, gives voice to the growing chorus of protest against MTR mining in Appalachia through a collection of essays, oral history, commentary, and images. It features many of the personalities from the film in their own words, as well as thoughtful essays by such eloquent voices as writers Wendell Berry and Silas House, activist Judy Bonds, journalists Michael Shnayerson and Denise Giardina, and entertainers Kathy Mattea and Ashley Judd. Illustrations include contemporary photography of this still-beautiful region — and of mining devastation and the affected landscapes, communities, and people — by noted photojournalists such as Mark Schmerling, Builder Levy, and Vivian Stockman. Sidebars feature excerpts from contemporary and historical literature, poetry, song lyrics, drawings, cartoons, and ephemera.
Cocksure

Cocksure is a novel written by Shiloh Walker. It was first published in 2018.

## Description

Sabrina

He's the cockiest bastard I've ever met and I mean that with all the affection and adoration in the world. I've been in love with him for years, and not just because of those intense blue eyes or that slow smug smile that promises to make all your dreams come true. I've seen what lies under that smile and his cocksure attitude. It's enough to make me melt.

Not that I'd ever let him know. Not only is Luke Cochran one of Hollywood's up-and-coming movie stars...he's also my boss. I'm his personal assistant and have seen all the women who come and go in his life.

I don't even hold a candle. But a girl can dream...right?

Luke

Sabrina is one of the sharpest, funniest, kindest people I've ever met. Sometimes, I think I'm taking advantage of her, but I seriously cannot cope with my hectic lifestyle without her to keep me on track.

Of course, my life just got totally knocked off track. One of my sisters called. They need me back home. My mother is sick and the last thing I can think about is the promotional tour I've got coming up.

Sabrina's coming with me. She's the only person who can keep me focused and centered in a time like this. Besides, my family adores her. And it's just a quick visit. My mother is tough. She'll be alright.

But then something happens that knocks me for a loop and when my mother tells me that all she really wants in life is to see her kids happy and settled down, I do the stupidest damn thing ever and announce that Sabrina and I are in love. Now I've just got to convince my best friend to play along with me and act like she's my fiancee and we're stupid in love.

No big deal...right?

WRONG.
Conan the Mercenary

Conan the Mercenary is a novel written by Andrew J. Offutt. It was first published in 1980.

## Description

In this new adventure chronicling the early years when the youthful sword-wield first rode out of the Cimmerian hills and into the broad, savage world, turning from smith's son, to thief, to mercenary. Imprisoned by sorcery, bound by an impetuous pledge of loyalty, the greatest hero of them all battles for the greatest treasure of them all--his very soul! Only the dark eyed, sultry ruler of Khauran, Land of Unhappy Queens, can shatter the mirror which holds his ensorceled soul prisoner--but to do that she must shatter also her only hope of happiness in the arms of her demon lover.
A Knight in Shining Armor

A Knight in Shining Armor is a novel written by Jude Deveraux. It was first published in 1989.

## Description

Abandoned by a cruel fate, lovely, thoroughly modern Dougless Montgomery lay weeping upon a cold tombstone in an English church. Suddenly, as if in answer to her prayers, the most extraordinary man appeared.

He was Nicholas Stafford, Earl of Thornwyck...and according to his tombstone he had died in1564. Tall, broad of shoulder, attired in gleaming silver and gold, he was magnificent. Drawn to his side by a bond so sudden and compelling it overshadowed reason, Dougless knew that Nicholas was nothing less than a miracle: a man who would not seek to change her, who found her perfect, fascinating, just as she was.

Yet she could not imagine how strong were the chains that tied them to the past...or the grand adventure that lay before them....
Billy Walker

William "Billy" Walker (1860 – September 20, 1933) was an African-American jockey.

Born a slave in near Versailles, Kentucky, Billy Walker was the leading rider at Churchill Downs in the fall racing season of 1875-76 and the spring campaigns of 1876 through 1878. He was the winning rider aboard Ten Broeck in a famous July 4, 1878, match race at Louisville, Kentucky, against the great California mare, Mollie McCarty.

For owner Dan Swigert and future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Edward D. Brown, he rode Baden-Baden to victory in the 1877 Kentucky Derby. Walker made his fourth and final appearance in the 1896 Derby, finishing seventh. He retired that year but stayed in horse racing as a trainer and as an adviser to renowned breeder, John E. Madden.

Billy Walker died in 1933 and was buried at the Louisville Cemetery at the corner of Eastern Parkway and Poplar Level Road. During the 1996 Kentucky Derby Week, Churchill Downs erected a headstone on his previously unmarked grave with an epitaph outlining his career.
Class Trip to the Haunted House

Class Trip to the Haunted House is a novel written by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones. It was first published in 2005.

## Description

There's no place like home! And Calliope the ghost misses her old mansion. When Andrew-the class bully- announces his family is going to tear it down, Calliope is so upset she can't even speak. Is she hiding something back home? Does she have a secret she can't tell?
Confederate Monument in Frankfort

The Confederate Monument in Frankfort, in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky, is a monument dedicated to the Confederate States of America that is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The statue depicts a Confederate soldier standing ready. It is made of white marble, and stands atop a granite pedestal and limestone base. On the pedestal is part of the Bivouac of the Dead, written by Theodore O'Hara, who is also buried in Frankfort Cemetery.

Frankfort would be the only Union state capital captured in the war. Confederate general Kirby Smith would capture the town on September 3, 1862, and would continue a Confederate force until the Battle of Perryville, which forced the Confederacy away from any future control of Kentucky during the American Civil War. This would cause the Union citizenry to build two forts to protect Frankfort. These forts prevented John Hunt Morgan from recapturing the city for the Confederacy in 1864.

On July 17, 1997, the Confederate Monument in Frankfort was one of 60 different monuments related to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission. The Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort is the only other one in Frankfort, located in Greenhill Cemetery to the east of Frankfort Cemetery.
Ann H. Gabhart Bibliography

## Novels

* 1978 – A Forbidden Yearning
* 1980 – A Heart Divided
* 1985 – A Chance Hero
* 1986 – Look of Eagles
* 1987 – The Gifting
* 1987 – A Kindred Spirit
* 1988 – Wish Come True
* 1989 – Only in Sunshine
* 1991 – Discovery at Coyote Point
* 1991 – For Sheila
* 1992 – Two of a Kind
* 1993 – Bridge to Courage
* 2005 – The Scent of Lilacs
* 2007 – Orchard of Hope
* 2008 – The Outsider
* 2008 – Summer of Joy
* 2009 – The Believer
* 2010 – The Seeker
* 2011 – Angel Sister
* 2011 – The Blessed
* 2012 – The Gifted
* 2012 – Words Spoken True
* 2013 – Christmas at Harmony Hill: A Shaker Story
* 2013 – Small Town Girl
* 2014 – Love Comes Home
* 2015 – The Innocent
* 2015 – Murder at the Courthouse
* 2016 – Freak of the Week
* 2016 – Murder Comes by Mail
* 2017 – Murder Is No Accident
* 2017 – These Healing Hills
* 2018 – River to Redemption

## Non-Fiction

* 2006 – Angels at the Crossroads: Jerry Shepherd's Story of Redemption and Love
Better Than Gold: Olympian Kenny Davis and the Most Controversial Basketball Game in History

Better Than Gold: Olympian Kenny Davis and the Most Controversial Basketball Game in History is a book written by Gary P. West. It was first published in 2014.

## Description

An Olympics like no other...

Every four years in the middle of the summer heat, the whole world turns its eager eyes upon a single gathering of the planet's best athletes for a series of sporting events to determine new thresholds of human excellence, strength, speed and skill, to determine the limit s of the human capacity to perform and to become unequivocally victorious in doing so. In the summer of 1972, however, there occurred such an Olympic gathering much unlike any other before it or, thankfully, since.

Conducted in the aftermath of an unprecedented terrorist attack that had invaded the tranquility of Olympic Village, leaving 11 Israeli athletes dead and the world aghast, was what was to become the most controversial basketball game in the history of the sport. As the USA s team took the court to play for the coveted Gold Medal, a team that had never been defeated in the history of Olympic basketball, there was an unnerving tension building as they prepared to play out the hardwood metaphor for the Cold War itself against the best and most experienced Soviet Union team ever assembled.

This is the story of Kenny Davis, captain of that very team, a sharp-shooting farm boy from Kentucky, cast onto the world s center stage in the challenge of a lifetime. Author Gary West once again rivets the reader to the pages as he relays how the hometown hero Davis strong rural principles propel him into that position of leadership, poised to take the crushing disappointment that would befall them, and head back home to success as a businessman marketing Converse s famous athletic shoes. Discover what Davis and all of the members of his 1972 USA Olympic Basketball Team did in amidst tragedy and injustice; something much more valuable than just winning a ball game, something much Better Than Gold.
Confederate Monument in Glasgow

The Confederate Monument in Glasgow, Kentucky, built in 1905 by the Kentucky Women's Monumental Association and former Confederate soldier John A. Murray, commemorates those who gave their lives in service for the Confederate States of America. It is located on the side of Glasgow's courthouse. The Confederate soldier, made of bronze, is at parade rest, and features details such as a bedroll, canteen, kepi hat, and rifle. It stands on a limestone pedestal.

Glasgow saw much action in 1862. John Hunt Morgan twice raided through the city. The most notable was Christmas Eve, when some of Morgan's men under Captain Thomas Quirk sought to celebrate the holiday at a tavern in Glasgow, which the Union 2nd Michigan Cavalry also did, leading to a skirmish. Two Union and Three Confederate soldiers were killed, and the Union cavalry retreated to Cave City, leaving Glasgow in Morgan's hands. Braxton Bragg went through the town on his way to capturing Kentucky's capital of Frankfort and the Battle of Perryville.

The President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, gave a Medal of Honor to one enlisted man in every company that gave the Confederacy a "signal victory". With seven such men, Barren County, whose county seat is Glasgow, had more such medalists than any other county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Four of these came from the Battle of Stone's River, and three were from the Battle of Chickamauga; both battles were fought in Tennessee, not Kentucky. It was remembering this valor of his fellow Confederate soldiers who hailed from Barren County that Nelson County native John A. Murray had the Confederate Monument in Glasgow built, with the help of a ladies association.

On July 17, 1997, it was one of sixty different monuments to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission. Twenty three of these monuments, including Glasgow's, had cast soldiers as part of the memorial, and Glasgow's is one of ten such soldier monuments in Kentucky that is on a courthouse lawn.
Beautiful Scars

Beautiful Scars is a novel written by Shiloh Walker. It was first published in 2014.

## Description

Some scars cut right to the heart.

Three years after her divorce, Chaili Bennett is over her ex. Her only problem now? Of the few men she's dated since, no one "gets" her. Not like Marc Archer - a man who's never seen her as more than a friend.

Marc Archer needs a date for a last-minute charity event, and he needs it fast. Not that women aren't throwing themselves at his world-famous face and body, but sometimes it's less messy - as in less personal - to use his sister Shera's escort service.

The last woman on earth Marc expects to see in his sister's office is Chaili. There's something different about her, but nothing pleases him more when Shera sets them up. That simple date quickly evolves into much more as they both discover the other fills a deep, secret need they've shared with no one else.

Though Chaili insists one night is all she wants, Marc isn't walking away now. Not until he discovers what put the shadows in her eyes. And the scars on her soul.

Warning: This book involves soulful songs, soulful sex, a soulful singer and lots of heartbreak. But no worries, there's a happy ever after.
Afternoon of a Faun

Afternoon of a Faun is a novel written by Shelby Hearon. It was first published in 1983.

## Description

Fifteen-year-old Jeanetta Mayfield finds her life dramatically altered by the discovery that she was adopted, while a young man, Harry James, transforms his life by adopting a new family, Jeanetta's biological parents
Berkeley Scott

Berkeley Scott is an author, journalist and historian.

Berkeley and Jeanine Scott, a husband-and-wife team of authors, are both former journalists and historians with a keen interest in Kentucky’s bourbon legacy. They are the authors of The Kentucky Bourbon Trail – Revised Edition as well as Bourbon County 1860-1940, Paris and Bourbon County, Keeneland Racecourse, and Kentucky’s Horse-Drawn Era. Berkeley is now semi-retired after a career in journalism and an 11-year stint as the executive director of the Trust for Life, the organ donor awareness program of the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks. Jeanine has worked at the Breeders’ Cup, as the tourism director for Bourbon County and at the Kentucky Historical Society. She is currently working for the Kentucky Education Association. They have lived in Bourbon County since 1979.
Confederate Memorial in Fulton

The Confederate Memorial includes a 6-foot-tall Confederate soldier statue atop an arch anchored in the Fulton, Kentucky Fairview Cemetery. Funded in 1902 by the Colonel Ed Crossland Chapter No. 347 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the historic monument is the only such monument in Kentucky to feature an arched base, made of rough-hewn limestone.

The arch is 10 feet high. On the back of the arch it says "Erected by UDC 1902". The 6-foot-tall Confederate soldier statue atop the arch is more typical; it is made of zinc, and features a typical Confederate soldier wearing a slouch hat, carrying a canteen and bed roll while resting himself with his rifle. No other monument in Kentucky features a statue atop an arch, making Fulton's monument unique. Inside the arch are the names of the various officers of the Colonel Ed Crossland Chapter No. 347 of the UDC, which funded the monument. The remains of a walkway are on all four sides of the monument. Due to how late it was built, the monument was meant to celebrate the Confederacy, not to mourn it, despite being at the entrance to a cemetery; earlier such monuments in Kentucky had a "funeral" aspect. Behind the arch is a step with the initials UCV, the abbreviation for the United Confederate Veterans. The front step simply says "Confederate", and the side steps say nothing.

On July 17, 1997, it was one of sixty-one different monuments to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission. One other monument on the list is in Fulton County: the Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman, located 20 miles to the west in Hickman, Kentucky.
Changeling

Changeling is a novel written by Molly Harper. It was first published in 2018.

## Description

If 14-year-old Cassandra Reed makes it through her first day at Miss Castwell's Institute for the Magical Instruction of Young Ladies without anyone discovering her secret, maybe, just maybe, she'll let herself believe that she really does belong at Miss Castwell's.

Except Cassandra Reed's real name is Sarah Smith and up until now, she lived her whole life in the Warren, serving a magical family, the Winters, as all non-magical "Snipes" are bound by magical Guardian law to do. That is, until one day, Sarah accidentally levitates Mrs. Winter's favorite vase in the parlor...

But Snipes aren't supposed to have magical powers... and the existence of a magical Snipe threatens the world order dictated during the Guardians' Restoration years ago. If she wants to keep her family safe and protect her own skin, Sarah must figure out how to fit into posh Guardian society, master her newfound magical powers and discover the truth about how an ordinary girl can become magical.
Bubba Paris

William "Bubba" Paris (born October 6, 1960) is a former professional American football offensive lineman who played for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL from 1983 to 1990 and for the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions in 1991. He was a member of three 49ers teams that won the Super Bowl. He won the Len Eshmont Award in 1987, as selected by his teammates on the 49ers.

Paris went to high school at Desales in Louisville. He and his team didn't win state but many of the players were scouted. Now the team has multiple state championships.

Paris played college football at the University of Michigan, where he was named All-Big Ten, All-American and was also a (second team) Academic All-American.

Paris currently works as a motivational speaker throughout the United States. He resides in Tracy, California with wife Cynthia and son Trent. Paris has 2 sons, William III and Christian. In addition, he and his ex-wife Lynne have another 6 children: Four sons, named Wayne, David, Austin and Brandon, and twin daughters, Courtney and Ashley, who each currently play in the WNBA for the Tulsa Shock and Phoenix Mercury women's basketball teams respectively.
Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument

The Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument, located in Hart County, Kentucky, is a monument related to the American Civil War, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in the memory of Colonel Robert A. Smith and the members of the 10th Mississippi Infantry Regiment who died in the service of the Confederate States of America on September 14, 1862, at the Battle of Munfordville.

The monument is a 25-foot-tall, white Gothic limestone obelisk weighing 35 tons and built in 1884 by Colonel Smith's brother. It is believed that Cleopatra's Needle is the only larger single-stone work in the United States. On private property far from a road, it is just east of CSX railroad tracks, and just south of a bridge across the Green River. A cast iron fence forms a perimeter 250 feet away from the monument. To the east of the monument are six smaller marble monuments each dedicated to a separate Mississippi Regiment—the 7th, 9th, 10th, 29th, and 44th. Soldiers were interred by the monument.

The inscription reads: *South 42' west and ninety poles distant is the place of The Sacrifice of Col. Robert A. Smith and his regiment the Tenth Mississippi on Sept. 14, 1862.*

On September 14, 1862, Edinburgh (Scotland)-born Colonel Smith was ordered to capture a vital bridge during the Battle of Munfordville. After three hours of combat, Confederate losses were 40 dead and 211 wounded. Smith himself was mortally wounded and in great pain until he died several days later. Members of the Smith family long believed that Smith was ordered to lead the charge by his superior, Brigadier General James R. Chalmers, who felt that Smith would eventually rise in rank and become a threat to his promotion. Chalmers did in fact order the attack on his own initiative. Smith was buried in Jackson, Mississippi.

When Robert Smith's brother James immigrated to America from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1886, he searched for the place brother died. James decided to build a monument to honor his brother, buying the land and spending $4,000 on the monument itself. It was built by Oman & Stewart of Nashville, Tennessee, using limestone quarried from Bowling Green, Kentucky.

On July 17, 1997, it was one of sixty different monuments to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission.

There is another monument to Colonel Robert A. Smith in Edinburgh, where he was born, in the large Victorian Dean Cemetery. The name and date of the battle on the monument is correct, however the name of the town is misspelled as Mumfordsville instead of Munfordville.
Albert Gallatin Hawes

Albert Gallatin Hawes (April 1, 1804 – March 14, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, brother of Richard Hawes, nephew of Aylett Hawes, granduncle of Harry Bartow Hawes, and cousin of Aylett Hawes Buckner.

Born near Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia, Hawes moved to Kentucky in 1810 with his parents, who settled in Fayette County near Lexington. He pursued classical studies at Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He moved to Hancock County and settled near Hawesville. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Hawes was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second, Twenty-third, and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Twenty-second through Twenty-fourth Congresses).

After his term in Congress, Hawes resumed agricultural pursuits. He moved to Daviess County and settled near Yelvington, Kentucky and continued agricultural pursuits. He died near Yelvington, March 14, 1849. He was interred in the Hawes family burial ground on the Owensboro and Yelvington Road.
Counterfeit Lady

Counterfeit Lady is a novel written by Jude Deveraux. It was first published in 1984.

## Description

Nicole was a passionate French beauty, kidnapped by mistake and swept accross turbulent seas... to be the bride of a stranger.

In eighteenth-century Virginia, the lush lands embraced the rivers that bounded the great plantations. There Clayton awaited his English lady...but when he showered his bride with ardent kisses, the woman he found in his arms was Nicole Courtalain!
Cora Combs

Beulah Mae Combs Szostecki (March 17, 1927 – June 21, 2015), better known by her ring name as Cora Combs, was an American professional wrestler. She was the last survivor of the Billy Wolfe troupe.

Beulah Mae "Cora" Combs was born March 17, 1927 in Hazard, Kentucky to parents Lourenza D Combs & Susie Mai Wright. Before she was a professional wrestler, Cora Combs was a country music singer. In 1949, she attended a pro wrestling show headlined by Mildred Burke, then the biggest star in women's pro wrestling. Nick Gulas presented her to pro wrestler Billy Wolfe, who trained her. She married Chester Joseph Szostecki in the early to mid 1950's.

Cora Combs also wrestled her own daughter, Debbie Szostecki (ring name Debbie Combs), under a mask as Lady Satan.

In 2007, Cora Combs was inducted in the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Cora Combs had a son Charles David Szostecki and daughter, Debra Ann Szostecki (ring name Debbie Combs), who also was a professional wrestler.

On June 21, 2015, Cora Combs died in Nashville at the age of 88. She had pneumonia in the week preceding her death.

Link to her Obituary [1]
Billy Lane Lauffer

Billy Lane Lauffer (October 20, 1945 – September 21, 1966) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.

In honor of him, Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School was built in 2005 in Tucson, Arizona.

Lauffer joined the Army from Phoenix, Arizona in 1962, and by September 21, 1966 was serving as a private first class in Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division. During a firefight on that day, near Bon Son in Bình Định Province, Republic of Vietnam, he single-handedly charged an enemy emplacement, creating a diversion so his comrades could move their wounded to safety. Mortally wounded in the charge, Lauffer was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.

Lauffer, aged 20 at his death, was buried at Murray Memorial Gardens in his birth city of Murray, Kentucky.

Private Lauffer's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

*For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Pfc. Lauffer's squad, a part of Company C, was suddenly struck at close range by an intense machine gun crossfire from 2 concealed bunkers astride the squad's route. Pfc. Lauffer, the second man in the column, saw the lead man fall and noted that the remainder of the squad was unable to move. Two comrades, previously wounded and being carried on litters, were lying helpless in the beaten zone of the enemy fire. Reacting instinctively, Pfc. Lauffer quickly engaged both bunkers with fire from his rifle, but when the other squad members attempted to maneuver under his covering fire, the enemy fusillade increased in volume and thwarted every attempt to move. Seeing this and his wounded comrades helpless in the open, Pfc. Lauffer rose to his feet and charged the enemy machine gun positions, firing his weapon and drawing the enemy's attention. Keeping the enemy confused and off balance, his 1-man assault provided the crucial moments for the wounded point man to crawl to a covered position, the squad to move the exposed litter patients to safety, and his comrades to gain more advantageous positions. Pfc. Lauffer was fatally wounded during his selfless act of courage and devotion to his fellow soldiers. His gallantry at the cost of his life served as an inspiration to his comrades and saved the lives of an untold number of his companions. His actions are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.*
Benjamin Howard

Benjamin Howard (1760 – September 18, 1814) was a Congressman from Kentucky, the first governor of the Missouri Territory and a brigadier general in the War of 1812.

Howard was born in Lexington, Kentucky (then part of Virginia) and graduated in 1797 from the College of William & Mary. He was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 1800. He served in the 10th and 11th Congresses from Kentucky from 1807 until April 10, 1810. One week later, on April 17, 1810, James Madison appointed him Governor of the Louisiana Territory (the Louisiana Purchase district north of modern-day Louisiana), which was later renamed as the Missouri Territory in June 1812.

He resigned his post during the War of 1812 to become brigadier general of the Eighth Military Department. During the conflict he and Nathan Boone (Daniel Boone's youngest son) attacked Sac and Fox positions in Illinois and established Fort Clark by Peoria, Illinois.

He fell ill on the way back and died September 18, 1814 in St. Louis, Missouri. His original burial location is unknown, although likely somewhere in downtown St. Louis. He was moved to the Old Grace Church Graveyard just north of downtown St. Louis (11th and Warren Street) sometime between 1817 and 1844. He was then (allegedly) reinterred in Bellefontaine Cemetery sometime after 1851. However, the cemetery has no record of Howard's body; therefore, the true location of his body remains a mystery.

Benjamin Howard is the namesake of Howard County, Missouri.
Chris Frantz

Charton Christopher Frantz (born May 8, 1951) is an American musician and record producer. He is the drummer for both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, which he co-founded with wife and Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth. In 2002, Frantz was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Talking Heads.

Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Charton Christopher Frantz graduated from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He studied in the early 1970s at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he met both David Byrne and Weymouth. Byrne and Frantz formed a band called the Artistics, which went on to become Talking Heads, in the winter of 1974. Tina Weymouth, then Frantz's girlfriend, also joined the band while the three were at RISD. Frantz and Weymouth were married in 1977.

As the drummer for Talking Heads, Frantz never utilizes a ride cymbal; instead choosing to keep the beat on the hi-hat. Cymbals are used only as accent or crashes.

Frantz and Weymouth formed Tom Tom Club in 1980 when the Talking Heads went on hiatus due to Byrne's solo efforts. Weymouth, Frantz, and Jerry Harrison reunited as The Heads for a one-off album called No Talking, Just Head in 1996, featuring a rotating cast of vocalists, including Debbie Harry.

He and Weymouth produced the Happy Mondays' 1992 album, Yes Please! and the Scottish group Angelfish's self-titled album, in addition to producing multiple albums for Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.[4] Frantz and Weymouth also contributed backing vocals and percussion for Gorillaz, the debut album of the band of the same name.

He is ranked number 12 in Stylus Magazine's list of the 50 greatest rock drummers and hosts a monthly radio program, "Chris Frantz the Talking Head," on 89.5 WPKN in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Frantz and Weymouth are also closely associated with the Compass Point All Stars movement.

Frantz lived in Maysville, Kentucky, before going to Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Frantz has two sons with Weymouth, named Egan and Robin. He and Weymouth reside in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Frantz' brother Roddy Frantz is the lead singer for the Urban Verbs.
Calvary Alley

Calvary Alley is a novel written by Alice Hegan Rice. It was first published in 1917.

## Excerpt

All the tired feet that once plodded home from factory and foundry all the unsteady feet that staggered in from saloon and dance-hall all the fleeing feet that sought a hiding place have long since passed away and left no record of their passing. Only that one small footprint with its perfect outline still pauses on its way out of the alley into the great world beyond.
Collected Essays (Rucker)

Collected Essays is a book written by Rudy Rucker. It was first published in 2012.

## Description

“Collected Essays” includes the nonfiction pieces from Rucker’s two earlier collections, “Transreal!” (1991) and “Seek!” (1999). And many newer essays have been added as well. This comprehensive collection weighs in at 225,000 words, twice the length of an ordinary book. The essays fall into seven parts: (1) “The Art of Writing.” Manifestos and talks about writing science-fiction. (2) “Silicon Valley.” Cool scenes Rucker witnessed as he rode the Silicon Valley computer wave for over twenty years, starting in 1986. (3) “Weird Screens.” Graphical programs that have obsessed Rucker—cellular automata, artificial life, fractals, space curves, and virtual reality. (4) “Futurology.” Playful raps and speculations about the coming times. (5) “The Philosophy of Computation.” Where does it end? Immortality, artificial intelligence, and the birth of a universal mind? (6) “Personal Stories.” Stories Rucker tells to friends. (7) “Mentors.” Appreciations of the great minds and wild freaks who led Rucker along his path.
Burn for Me

Burn for Me is a novel written by Shiloh Walker. It was first published in 2014.

## Description

Scarred long ago by the disappearance of his mother, Nichole, Tate Bell aches to spend his days and nights with Ali Holmes, a woman he's loved for years. But while Ali's heart pines to be with Tate, her head has reservations...

Ali knows that Tate has never forgiven his father for the fight he had with Nichole right before she left the house - and was never heard from again. Ali thinks that Tate's unresolved anger is a force to be reckoned with...even though the heat that blazes between them is undeniable. Now both Tate and Ali are left to wonder: Can love really conquer all? Get lost in a world of secrets and shadows in Burn for Me by Shiloh Walker.
Calvary Cemetery (Lexington)

The cemetery is located on the south side of W. Main Street about 0.4 miles northwest of its intersection with Newtown Pike (US 25). The cemetery is on the opposite side of W. Main Street directly across from Lexington National Cemetery. This Catholic cemetery operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, was established in 1871.

## Famous Interments

* Belle Brezing
* Steve Meilinger
Caroline Miskel-Hoyt

Caroline Miskel-Hoyt (September 15, 1873 – October 2, 1898) was an American stage actress who became the second wife of playwright Charles Hale Hoyt.

Caroline Scales (professionally known as Caroline Miskell) was born September 15, 1873 in Covington. Her parents, Christopher Columbus and Mary Menzies Scales, moved to Toronto, in 1875, where at some point she became a student of the Canadian elocutionist, Jessie Alexander. Over the years, Caroline's father was a merchant, Kentucky state legislator, magazine editor, and inventor.

Caroline moved to New York City at the age of eighteen and soon made her professional stage début touring with Augustin Daly's famed repertory company that by season's end saw her playing Phoebe, the shepherdess in Shakespeare's As You Like It. She later portrayed Marguerite in Charles Osborne's The Face in the Moonlight opposite Robert B. Mantell, and the following season portrayed Ruth Hardman in Charles H. Hoyt's satiric comedy A Temperance Town, that opened on September 17, 1893, at Hoyt's Madison Square Theatre and ran for 125 performances. Though by then Caroline was known as a promising young actress with a flair for comedy, she chose to retire from the stage not long after marrying on March 4, 1894. She returned to the theater in 1897 to star in Hoyt's new play A Contented Woman, the Broadway premier of which was anticipated for the next season after a brief shakedown tour of several northeastern cities.

While in Hartford, Connecticut early the following year, at a ceremony following the last curtain call of the opening night's performance of A Contented Woman, Caroline received an award from the publishers of The Dramatic News. She had been voted by its readers "most popular actress" in a contest the magazine had conducted over the previous few weeks. As her reward, she received a fully nickel-coated Columbia bicycle from the American Bicycle Company, along with an ornate tool storage pouch, a solid silver cyclometer from The Standard Watch Company, and a silver search lamp from the Bridgeport Brass Company.

On October 2, 1898, Caroline Miskel-Hoyt, who had not been well, became gravely ill following the birth of her baby son and died the next day. Her baby perished also, and mother and son were later interred together at the Hoyt family plot in Charlestown, New Hampshire.
Boots Randolph

Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007) was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax" (which became Benny Hill's signature tune). Randolph was a major part of the "Nashville sound" for most of his professional career.

Randolph was born in Paducah, Kentucky, United States, and raised in Cadiz, Kentucky, attending high school in Evansville, Indiana.

As a child, he learned to play music with his family's band. He was not sure where or why he acquired the nickname "Boots", although it may have served to avoid confusion since his father and he had the same first name. He started out playing the ukulele and trombone, but switched to tenor saxophone when his father unexpectedly brought one home.

At the end of World War II, Boots Randolph played saxophone, trombone, and vibraphone in the United States Army Band. After his service in the Army, he played with Dink Welch's Kopy Kats in Decatur, Illinois, from 1948 to 1954. He briefly resided in Louisville, Kentucky, before returning to Decatur to start his own group. He left Decatur in 1957.

During his forty-plus year career, Randolph performed in hundreds of venues alongside many artists in pop, rock, jazz, and country music. He played on many recording sessions with Elvis Presley and also performed on soundtracks for a number of Presley's motion pictures, one popular song being "Return to Sender".

Randolph recorded for Monument Records in Nashville and played on Roy Orbison's 1963 hit, "Mean Woman Blues." He was also featured on "Little Queenie" by REO Speedwagon, "Java" by Al Hirt, "Turn On Your Love Light" by Jerry Lee Lewis, and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee. He was present on many recordings by guitarist Chet Atkins with whom he often performed. Early in his career, he often billed himself as Randy Randolph.

As a solo recording artist, Randolph placed four singles in the Top-100 between 1963 and 1967. The most successful of these was "Yakety Sax", which reached #35 in 1963 and stayed on the charts for nine weeks. Randolph was also successful on Billboard Magazine's album charts, having fourteen entries between 1963 and 1972. Boots With Strings from 1966 reached #36 and stayed on the chart for nearly two years.

In 1977, Randolph opened a successful club of his own in Nashville's Printer's Alley. He also frequently appeared on the television program Hee Haw, and was a member of the Million Dollar Band.

On July 3, 2007, Randolph died at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He had celebrated his 80th birthday just one month prior. He had a son, a daughter and four grandchildren.

His final solo studio album, A Whole New Ballgame, was released June 12, 2007.