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Pastimes : Civil War -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: KonKilo who wrote (55)	1/28/2003 8:08:30 AM
From: bearshark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 341

I bought Emilio's book at a Civil War Rare Book show in Fairfax, Virginia many years ago. It was a nice book but a bit worn. When I buy a book, I check for any writing in it. Generally, it detracts from a book's value but not always. This book was signed. I noticed the signature and then checked the index (I had my reasons). The name of the signer appeared in the index and he was an officer in the 54th. I took the book home and placed it in my library after a brief once over. Several monthls later--in December--I began reading the book. I noticed that it had been annotated by the officer and he had kept records in it. Then I noticed a note under one of the photos. It explained that one of his fellow officers was buried in Arlington. I was living in Arlington at the time so I decided I would go visit the cemetery. One Saturday in December, it reached the high 60s in the Washington and it was perfect for this little trip. I took the subway to the cemetery and walked up the steps towards Lee's Mansion. Section 1, which holds several officers, is on the other side of Lee's Mansion. Up past Taft's grave, up past Kennedy, up to Lee's home and around it. Then back into section 1, I walked. Now, how do I find this name that my new friend identified in this section? I had no idea where the named fellow really was and Arlington is a large cemetery. So, I began wandering around section 1. Some of the stones in section 1 have last names on their backs. I was about to give up when I noticed a name on one of the stones. I stood frozen in my tracks. The name was now familiar to me. It was the last name of my new friend. He told me about his wounds and he told me about some of his other experiences in the war. It was the last name of the officer that, years ago, signed my book to his son. After my initial astonishment, I remembered that his name was a fairly common name in the war. So I walked towards the grave and walked around to its front. It was him. Not only was it him but it was the anniversary of his death many years before. After saying a few words to my new friend, I walked off to find the fellow that I originally sought. I found him too on the other side of section 1. The next year on the anniversary of the death of the officer, I wrapped the book up in a plastic protection, and made the same trip. When I reached his grave, I placed the book on top of it. The officer had kept the book in his library for nearly 25 years before he died. From time to time, he had taken it down to add some information in it. I knew the book was important to him so I brought it back to him for a brief moment.