He bought the John Winn estate John Winn at auction in 1847 and renamed it Belmont from Belle-Mont with plans to use it to import and raise the first American Percheron horses. At the time he was also a partner in a stage coach line. The Civil War apparently put a hold on his plans and it is unclear what he did during the war. One source reported that he served as a captain and assistant quartermaster for the CSA but the National Archives could find fo record of his service.
After the war he succesfully executed his original plan and turned the estate into the first breeding farm for Percheron horses in the United States and subsequently became one of the leading stock farmers in the United States. He continued to raise champion Percherons until his death.
In 1890 most of the estate was sold and subdivided (one of the first subdivisions in the United States) but the family kept the original house and one lot until 1897. Proceeds from the estate were used to support Slaughter's wife, who was not able to care for herself, until her death in 1894. The estate is now the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville and the original John Winn house still stands at 759 Belmont Ave.
Slaughter was the brother of Benjamin Franklin Ficklin Benjamin a colorful local figure who helped operate the Pony Express among other adventures.
After the war he succesfully executed his original plan and turned the estate into the first breeding farm for Percheron horses in the United States and subsequently became one of the leading stock farmers in the United States. He continued to raise champion Percherons until his death.
In 1890 most of the estate was sold and subdivided (one of the first subdivisions in the United States) but the family kept the original house and one lot until 1897. Proceeds from the estate were used to support Slaughter's wife, who was not able to care for herself, until her death in 1894. The estate is now the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville and the original John Winn house still stands at 759 Belmont Ave.
Slaughter was the brother of Benjamin Franklin Ficklin Benjamin a colorful local figure who helped operate the Pony Express among other adventures.
He bought the John Winn estate John Winn at auction in 1847 and renamed it Belmont from Belle-Mont with plans to use it to import and raise the first American Percheron horses. At the time he was also a partner in a stage coach line. The Civil War apparently put a hold on his plans and it is unclear what he did during the war. One source reported that he served as a captain and assistant quartermaster for the CSA but the National Archives could find fo record of his service.
After the war he succesfully executed his original plan and turned the estate into the first breeding farm for Percheron horses in the United States and subsequently became one of the leading stock farmers in the United States. He continued to raise champion Percherons until his death.
In 1890 most of the estate was sold and subdivided (one of the first subdivisions in the United States) but the family kept the original house and one lot until 1897. Proceeds from the estate were used to support Slaughter's wife, who was not able to care for herself, until her death in 1894. The estate is now the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville and the original John Winn house still stands at 759 Belmont Ave.
Slaughter was the brother of Benjamin Franklin Ficklin Benjamin a colorful local figure who helped operate the Pony Express among other adventures.
After the war he succesfully executed his original plan and turned the estate into the first breeding farm for Percheron horses in the United States and subsequently became one of the leading stock farmers in the United States. He continued to raise champion Percherons until his death.
In 1890 most of the estate was sold and subdivided (one of the first subdivisions in the United States) but the family kept the original house and one lot until 1897. Proceeds from the estate were used to support Slaughter's wife, who was not able to care for herself, until her death in 1894. The estate is now the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville and the original John Winn house still stands at 759 Belmont Ave.
Slaughter was the brother of Benjamin Franklin Ficklin Benjamin a colorful local figure who helped operate the Pony Express among other adventures.
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