tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post8966761131843518726..comments2024-02-04T19:01:49.455-06:00Comments on Itawamba Connections: William Tillman Bishop, CitizenMona Robinson Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942686174431804604noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-65251494135051043662009-11-03T10:16:50.565-06:002009-11-03T10:16:50.565-06:00Ron and I spent over a week in Georgia, South Caro...Ron and I spent over a week in Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee in Sept. 2000. In Atlanta, we revisited the Diorama, the history of the Civil War as fought by Georgians. What a difference it made to just sit and watch the painting slowly rotate in front of us. Our first visit in 1952 was "a walk around and view" and from this vantage point, viewing the whole painting was hard on the neck! Besides, as short as I am, I had to stand "w a a y" back to see the top part of the painting! <br /><br />The diorama set the scene as we drove on to Savannah (I could just imagine "Miss Scarlett" walking down the streets along this beautiful area where so many homes have been kept as nearly as they were almost 150 years ago.) Do you remember the Forrest Gump movie where he sits on a park bench and remarks, "my mother always told me life is like a box of Chocolates." This bench is in one of the museums in Savannah and the tour guides will point out where in the centralized park that the bench sat for the filming!<br /><br />We spent several days in Charleston, touring some of the old plantation homes and farms, but the most sobering memory is of our boat ride out to Ft. Sumter where the guide will tell you this is where the first volley was fired to start the Civil War. Those leg irons and chains with cannon balls attached suddenly suddenly came back to me when I read about our "local hero", William T. Bishop being detained in this area during the Civil War.<br /><br />We visited Myrtle Beach to break up the "history vacation" part before heading west toward home, but not before we stopped in Spartanburg for a few days of genealogy research - the library there is a welcoming site in this old historical town. My GGGgrandfather, John Stone, grew up in this area before getting a bunch of farmers together to head for New Orleans to fight during the War of 1812 - by the time they reached this area, the war was over and the men were returning home, but he observed the lands of plenty that led to his pioneering spirit bringing the Stone clan thru NW Georgia into St. Clair County, AL, Bibb and Perry Counties before that final move that brought them to what is now the Shottsville area in Marion County. John's oldest son, Dilmus, made one more move that became Stone crossroads, and today you Itawamba natives call it Tremont. Mona writes so lovingly about our ancestors "come to life." Mona, I know you have a successful career, but our younger generations would love you as a history teacher! bettyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-51206350191517857852009-11-02T20:39:33.905-06:002009-11-02T20:39:33.905-06:00Thank you, Bobby. I appreciate your kind words.Thank you, Bobby. I appreciate your kind words.Mona Robinson Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942686174431804604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-69412476279493269262009-10-31T09:43:10.016-05:002009-10-31T09:43:10.016-05:00Your last five blogs are OUTSTANDING!!! I could fe...Your last five blogs are OUTSTANDING!!! I could feel the misery and disappointment citizen Bishop must have had during his ordeal.......A great story of survival. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />Bobby P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com