December 26, 2024

Descendants of opposing soldiers meet at Battlefield Visitors Center

Two men descended from Civil War soldiers met completely by chance at the Battle of Richmond Visitors center. Larry Peterson, a descendant of a Confederate Colonel in the Civil War (Alfred Jefferson Vaughn Jr.), ran across John Landon, a descendant of the Ritchie family (who were part of the Union Army). Both men pointed out their ancestors in the portrait gallery at the visitor center.

Descendants of opposing soldiers meet at Battlefield Visitors Center