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McKenzies of Early Maryland
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 1812 - 1878 (65 years)
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| Name |
George Thomas Bullard [1] |
| Birth |
24 Aug 1812 |
Sampson, North Carolina  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1 Mar 1878 |
Sampson, North Carolina [1] |
| Notes |
- FROM "TEN DAYS OF HELL," AN ACCOUNT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF SHERMAN'S ARMY IN CUMBERLAND AND SAMPSON COUNTIES, N.C.
VII - A Day of Death " Moved a short distance and camped at a church, cut up the benches for wood, fighting In front". - Ira S. Owens - 74th Ohio Clinton Road - XVII Corps The rain was still coming down and the Warwick Bridge was completed by noon Thursd ay, March l6, 1865. It was made by building cribs and stretching heavy sills from one to another and then houses nearby from the Cumberland side were taken to plank it. Small poles were also used for part of the planking. The entire bridge was something near one thousand feet long. (30:197-198) Meanwhile the Fourth Division moved at about 8 A.M. to the Big Swamp where they found the bridge of about 180 feet in length, destroyed. This was rebuil t, using the weather boarding from the Pleasant Union Baptist Church locate d on the east side of Big Swamp, and also trees from the area. The divisi on then moved on into Owensville (Roseboro) and camped for the night. A tragic incident occurred at the home of Thomas Bullard who lived about one mile north from the Pleasant Union Baptist Church. Miss Ester Bullard, an old maid aunt, lived with Thomas and owned a fine saddle horse which she had ridden for a number of years. A foraging party arrived led by a Yankee captai n who liked the horse and wanted to trade in his worn out nag. So he put the bridle on Miss Ester's horse but could not ride off because Miss Ester was clinging to the horse's neck. He could horse whip a man, and a younge r woman he would pull off, but even a greedy bummer would not manhandle an old lady. So he removed the bridle and put it back on his own horse and he and his orderly rode away with the other Yankee raiders. Miss Ester had won the battle but the war was not over. The Yankees rode out of sight, but the captain was being consumed with regret of having to throw in the towel to an eccentric old lady. After allowing enough time for Miss Ester to get back into her home, he then dashed back and traded horses before Miss Ester could react and save the horse. The Yankee captain out-foxed the old maid this time, but the war was not over. The captain was soon showing his prized "capture" to the other bummers. The horse however had not been ridden lately and he had never been ridden roughl y. So the horse threw his rider and injured him to the extent that he died in camp at Owensville. The horse returned in short order to Miss Ester and she won the battle and got a bridle and a worn out nag for her troubles. (Addendum by Wyatt Stephen Lee: In the version I heard my grandfather Ernest Minson Bullard tell many times, old Aunt Esther (the prevailing spelling) is said to have cried out, "I hope he throws you and breaks your neck," as the officerrode away on her horse. The tale invariable ended, "And he did.")
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| Person ID |
I20276 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
25 Apr 2011 |
| Family |
Maria Jones, b. 11 Dec 1817, , Bladen, North Carolina d. 7 Aug 1892, Sampson, North Carolina (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
1845 [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Sarah Adeline Bullard, b. 3 Jun 1854, Sampson, North Carolina d. 13 Nov 1911 (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F09416 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
25 Apr 2011 |
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