Steve Stacey told me of hubby's GGGrandfather, a Stacey, who was about 14 or 15 when the Yankee's came through. Steve's ancestor, a brother of hubby's grand, was wounded in some skirmish or something and had been sent home to heal. He was inside the house when the Yankee's came riding into the yard. Hubby's grand saw them trying to take the only cow and there were a couple of little kids in the house so he grabbed a gun and told them they couldn't have it. Seems the Lt was impressed and they left without taking the cow. They didn't look in the house either.
Pam