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I’ve
mentioned before how much I love stone buildings. I’ve also mentioned (in my
post of August 31, 2015) that I had the pleasure of coming across the McClelland
Cemetery near Black Horse Tavern, which of course means I had to stop at the
tavern itself. Historically owned by Francis Bream, this place is a beaut. The
current structure dates from 1812 and, it appears, hasn’t much changed its
looks in the past 200 years. Many of Longstreet’s men either saw or passed very
near this place, and some were buried in the vicinity.
**HONORED TODAY**
PVT. ENOCH BLAKE
Alleghany Artillery
(Carpenter’s Virginia Battery)
Born about 1844 --- Died
August 18, 1863 at age 19
Pvt.
Blake enlisted in March 1862. He was severely wounded in the arm at Gettysburg
and taken to DeCamp General Hospital at David’s Island, New York, where he
later died. He is buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn.
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