The Camp Lawrence Mystery (Bedford, Indiana)
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- Опубліковано 27 гру 2021
- On a quiet piece of land, just north of Bedford, Indiana, lies a mystery. 7 unknown union, and 25 confederate soldiers, lay beneath Lawrence County soil. But how did they get there and why, so far from the civil war battlefields of the south?
We are all forgotten in time. Very few are written in history but even they disappear in time
Not all.
We found your videos and absolutely love them. You have taught us alot about our Hoosier State. BTW, your voice is so easy to listen to as well. Keep em coming! God bless you and family!
Thank-you, Linda!
I live near Leesville, Indiana, in Lawrence County. I can show you several places around here, off the beaten trail. Just found your videos yesterday, can't stop watching all of them. Great work, thank you.
Hey!
Both of my folks grew up in Lawrence County, have loved the area my entire life. Below is a playlist of all the ones I’ve made about Lawrence County:
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Thank you. Alot of interesting history around here. From native, war of 1812, to civil war, Jesse James, Cole Younger, prohibition shiners.
Enjoying your videos a lot- thank you
My pleasure, Debbie!
More incredible content! And, maybe I'll be the first to say it, but I suggest that those of us who watch your videos and then replicate your journeys be officially known as "Rogerites"!
When I was a teenager, each weekend I would organize a group of cousins to go hiking. One of my much younger cousins called my group, “the Roger guys”. Then everyone started using it. Grandma would say, “You Roger Guys get cleaned up for dinner.”
I never knew about this. Learning something all the time from your videos. Very, very interesting! Thanks!
I love hidden histories and legends. My cousin introduced me to the cemetery after a family reunion. His mothers side of the family had relatives buried there, so I was just walking around as a tag along. But when I saw the confederate graves, I knew there must be a bigger story.
@@AdventureswithRoger Just too bad we can't figure out who those soldiers are and where they're from.
Fascinating and sad at the same time. RIP.
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The story struck me, that while we don’t necessarily think we’ll end up famous, we at least think we won’t be forgotten. These young boys walked away from home and simply vanished, no one ever knew what happened to them. So incredibly sad. At the same time, while we don’t know their names, or agree with why they went to war, generations of volunteers have maintained their graves.
Thank you for the piece of history!
My pleasure, Steve! I love these little known places
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No wild parties here! Not sure how I stumbled upon this cemetery and its story, but I remember visiting with a cousin, after a family reunion.
Good job once again I learned something about Lawrence county I never knew. Would love to see a video about the history of Huron, it was once a booming railroad town with several saloons, mines and was the site of a civil war train wreck that killed many soldiers
Thanks Lucas! I’d read about the Huron train wreck, when I was studying Lawrence County history. I don’t have a lot more than that at the moment. Have been considering small town video vlogs, showing places most people never see
Interesting and sad story Roger! It's an interesting area to say the least. I'll bet there's a lot of great stories there we will never hear.
Guaranteed! Each time I think I’ve wrapped Lawrence county, I find more things of interest. So far, I’ve produced 20 videos about Lawrence County, and could do at least 5 more titles.
Interesting video.
So interesting. I never knew this place existed. Sad history
Lawrence County has so many unique, hidden places!
This is a very interesting story, sad also. I never knew this about our little community. I wonder if anyone has ever found any old relics in this area like ammunition or anything since it was a training camp? I love history and the history of my home, glad to have found this channel!
Welcome to the adventure, Holly! I found this graveyard, after a family reunion. I have no relatives here, but my cousin does on his mothers side of the family, and I was tagging along. The confederate markers immediately grabbed my attention, and I searched everywhere for more information, including consulting the good people at the Lawrence County museum.
I am not aware of any relics found in the area. The general consensus is that not much is known about the deceased confederate soldiers, Union soldiers, or the camp itself. It was a temporary camp, and no permanent structures were made.
The fact that these boys names are lost forever, and their families never knew what happened to them, is such a tragedy. Most of these “soldiers” were just teenagers looking for some adventure, away from the farm, with loosely based convictions.
@@AdventureswithRoger thank you for responding! That is heartbreaking that those boys will never be known or returned to their families. I would love to be able to go out there with a metal detector to see if there are any relics left behind. My family came to Bedford from New York City, Irish born immigrants in 1870 ish but my great grandmother's family was here shortly after Bedford was founded. I love out in Springville and I'm currently researching this area and what it was like for the Indigenous people here. It is so interesting to see how different life was then.
Ancient people of Indiana is a deep interest of mine. Have been all over Shoals collecting stories, and was even given artifacts! There are many mounds throughout Southern indiana, on private land. Did you see my segment about “The lost city of Palestine?” That was an amazing find!
Hemlock cliffs is also an amazing place to see where ancient people lived in indiana.
@@AdventureswithRoger yes I did watch your video about Palestine! That was great also! I love Martin County history as well, that's where my Dad's family settled when they came from Virginia. I bet there are a lot of artifacts in Martin County. That's really awesome that you have some! I've never been to Hemlock cliffs but I would love to check it out!
I’ve filmed quite a bit in Martin County, beautiful area! I’ve climbed in several caves at Bluffs of Beaver Bend, as well as McBrides Bluff. An elderly man had published some recollections of looking for treasure in that area, and I visited many of the places he did. I tried to contact him at his home in Arizona, but believe he’s passed away. It was a rush to find some of these Native American dwellings above the river.
I feel an strange sadness whenever I see a gravestone marked as Unknown.
Me too. Just being forgotten, as if their life meant nothing, is such a tragedy. I’ve done other stories about well-known people, such as Menlo Moore; and after all they accomplished, all they left the world was their name and two dates. I don’t know if it’s my decades of studying genealogy, but that also seems like a tragedy to both the person and history.
Seen a lot of unusual grave stones, but never a cash register. See if I can find out more about that. Haven't been able to find anything on Fort Redd at Barnard either.
Just across town from Breckenridge, is Green Hill Cemetery. That is an amazing place for limestone monuments! As Bedford was / is home to many master stonecutters, you’ll find some of the most amazing limestone statues and shapes, with unbelievable realism. My favorite is the monument of a man that loved to golf: he has a golf bag, clubs, and looks like he’s ready for a full day! Then there’s the stonecutter monument, where fellow stonecutters reproduced the guys workbench, exactly how it was when he died. Simply amazing work!
@@AdventureswithRoger I've seen the work bench, but not in person. It is a jawdropper.
Was actually working on a Green Hill Cemetery segment this evening! The Smithsonian Institute recognizes many of those spectacular sculptures
Just ran across this interesting story. If you are interested in different head stones there is one carved into a toolbox at the Patton Hill cemetery. The “Box” has the lid open and here are even tools carved out.
Think about the time, skill and patience!
Interesting video. When will we get part three of the Dr. Foote story? Asking from Orange County.
Hi Anna! Part 3 screenplay is written, and being reviewed by Brian Turpen, author of the upcoming book, “The Man in the Tomb”. I’m hoping to publish Part 3 in the next few weeks. It is a deusy!
I have numerous family members buried here. Including my Great Grandfather and Grandmother. George Washington and Laura Quillen.
Good people keep the grass cut, and those of the past honored.
My relatives have maintained it for a long time.
My grandmas uncle is buried there. I put those flags on there stones
The camp southeast of the cemetery near the railroad...I wonder if that is the line that runs across Lincoln Ave. Does anyone have the dates of the construction of the rail lines? Maybe that would help establish a possible area of the camp?
I have a picture of an old Bedford map, think it’s as early as the 1820’s. It shows the railroad next the courthouse, going north to this area.
Is this the cemetery directly north of empire pit?
No, this is closer to downtown Bedford
@@AdventureswithRoger Close to the GM Foundry. It is on the east side of Madison (M) Street & just south of Breckinridge Road.
you need to check out little africa in pioneers mothers forest in paoli indiana
Have been all around that area, but never there!
If what i have been told is true, the shape of the head stones, means they were buried by Union soldiers.
Ive done evp recordings there with stange results.....
Hearing EVP recordings is always creepy to me! My general impression is that the voices always sound confused, like dementia patients shouting out random things. What did you hear at this one?
@@AdventureswithRoger i asked whats your name ad i have a pretty clear, who? and what? etc i still have them and need to convert n post them, i did this in 2020
Someone went over to Tunnelton, and recorded voices in the Big Tunnel.
Thought I’d also mention five other places I’ve filmed, that I’ve either experienced something or other people have:
1) Hillforest Mansion, Aurora, Indiana. When I went to edit footage, I could hear an inpatient footstep beside me. I was alone. Caretaker said things happen all the time.
2) Benjamin Schenk Manion at Vevay, Indiana. Now owned by Kat Von D, my auto focus went crazy in one room, as if trying to focus on something that was not there. People have seen figures in the windows and even in the yard, dressed in Victorian outfits. Previous caretaker said things happened all the time.
3) Lanier Mansion, Madison, Indiana. Tourists have experienced a woman in period clothing, on the top floor, that they thought was an employee, but no one was up there. Things happen on a routine basis.
4) Culbertson Mansion, New Albany, Indiana. Long known to be haunted by the owners wife. Alarms get set off when no one is there, voices are heard on the top floor.
5) Someone said the covered bridge at Williams is haunted, but I’ve felt nothing when I was there
i've spent over 5 years living in Southern Indiana and i would have 100% believed that Indiana was in the Confederacy.
Why is that?
@@AdventureswithRoger the deeply religious 'stay off my property' , Bubba population.
Freedom of religion, or no religion, is an American right. The deep seated “stay off my property,” is a carry-over from Kentucky, and an interesting story.
Daniel Boone promised hundreds of people abundant land, if they followed him to Kentucky, from Virginia. These were former British citizens that had next to nothing, and having lots of cheap land, and freedom, sounded great. He would even survey and draft their land titles. But Daniel was a lousy surveyor.
People that later came to Kentucky, had properly surveyed land titles, and the initial pioneers lost hundreds of acres, due to Daniels mistakes. The initial Kentucky pioneers then came to southern Indiana, when secured government land grants could be had. They were so angry with Daniel that he fled Kentucky for Missouri, to avoid being killed!
So for well over 160 years, generations have been edgy about people on “their land”. What’s theirs is theirs! It’s practically in their DNA!
@@AdventureswithRoger As they should be! Eventually every one of us will be gone, like you said, reduced to (if we're lucky), a name and 2 dates carved onto a headstone. We are only here for a short time and we are called to be stewards of the land during that time. We're here for that purpose by our Creator. Of course that is important to people. I don't want to live to see the day when it isn't.