THE COTTON HARVEST F269
Amanda W. Attebery (1838 - 1879)
Amanda Attebery's husband was off fighting in the war. It was the early 1860's and winter was coming on. Amanda had four young children to care for. No cotton had been planted, so they were in for a cold winter. The families in the rural Hunt Co. community had become accustomed to spinning the thread and weaving the cloth for the children's winter clothing, but there would be no cotton to spin this year.
Amanda's situation was not unique. All the ladies in the area faced the same grim future. Somehow Amanda heard about a caravan of Confederate soldiers, their wagon loaded with cotton was passing through Hunt Co. This cotton was to be sold to help support the Southern cause. Word spread fast. The ladies took their bed sheets and set out to intercept the soldiers.
They flagged down the caravan. The lead driver ask them what their problem was. The ladies explained their problem and asked for a bale of cotton. The soldier said he couldn't help them. The cotton was needed to support the war effort. The ladies stood firm. They said, "We intend to have a bale of the cotton." About that time, the captain rode up and asked why the lead driver had stopped. He said, "These ladies are demanding a bale of General Lee's cotton."
The captain looked around and into the determined eyes that were starring back at him. He turned to the head driver and said, "Better roll on off for them." As the Soldiers slowly disappeared over the horizon, the ladies divided up the cotton, according to number of family members. They wrapped the cotton in their bed sheets, went directly home and began spinning thread.
Submitted by: Henry Morris, Mesquite, TX. (information supplied by Allen Morris)
[Robert Allen Morris son of Henry Washington Morris and Cora Lee Atteberry daughter of Allen Thomas Atteberry son of Amanda W. Attebury and Churchwell Attebury]
Amanda W. Attebery (1838 - 1879)
Amanda Attebery's husband was off fighting in the war. It was the early 1860's and winter was coming on. Amanda had four young children to care for. No cotton had been planted, so they were in for a cold winter. The families in the rural Hunt Co. community had become accustomed to spinning the thread and weaving the cloth for the children's winter clothing, but there would be no cotton to spin this year.
Amanda's situation was not unique. All the ladies in the area faced the same grim future. Somehow Amanda heard about a caravan of Confederate soldiers, their wagon loaded with cotton was passing through Hunt Co. This cotton was to be sold to help support the Southern cause. Word spread fast. The ladies took their bed sheets and set out to intercept the soldiers.
They flagged down the caravan. The lead driver ask them what their problem was. The ladies explained their problem and asked for a bale of cotton. The soldier said he couldn't help them. The cotton was needed to support the war effort. The ladies stood firm. They said, "We intend to have a bale of the cotton." About that time, the captain rode up and asked why the lead driver had stopped. He said, "These ladies are demanding a bale of General Lee's cotton."
The captain looked around and into the determined eyes that were starring back at him. He turned to the head driver and said, "Better roll on off for them." As the Soldiers slowly disappeared over the horizon, the ladies divided up the cotton, according to number of family members. They wrapped the cotton in their bed sheets, went directly home and began spinning thread.
Submitted by: Henry Morris, Mesquite, TX. (information supplied by Allen Morris)
[Robert Allen Morris son of Henry Washington Morris and Cora Lee Atteberry daughter of Allen Thomas Atteberry son of Amanda W. Attebury and Churchwell Attebury]
THE COTTON HARVEST F269
Amanda W. Attebery (1838 - 1879)
Amanda Attebery's husband was off fighting in the war. It was the early 1860's and winter was coming on. Amanda had four young children to care for. No cotton had been planted, so they were in for a cold winter. The families in the rural Hunt Co. community had become accustomed to spinning the thread and weaving the cloth for the children's winter clothing, but there would be no cotton to spin this year.
Amanda's situation was not unique. All the ladies in the area faced the same grim future. Somehow Amanda heard about a caravan of Confederate soldiers, their wagon loaded with cotton was passing through Hunt Co. This cotton was to be sold to help support the Southern cause. Word spread fast. The ladies took their bed sheets and set out to intercept the soldiers.
They flagged down the caravan. The lead driver ask them what their problem was. The ladies explained their problem and asked for a bale of cotton. The soldier said he couldn't help them. The cotton was needed to support the war effort. The ladies stood firm. They said, "We intend to have a bale of the cotton." About that time, the captain rode up and asked why the lead driver had stopped. He said, "These ladies are demanding a bale of General Lee's cotton."
The captain looked around and into the determined eyes that were starring back at him. He turned to the head driver and said, "Better roll on off for them." As the Soldiers slowly disappeared over the horizon, the ladies divided up the cotton, according to number of family members. They wrapped the cotton in their bed sheets, went directly home and began spinning thread.
Submitted by: Henry Morris, Mesquite, TX. (information supplied by Allen Morris)
[Robert Allen Morris son of Henry Washington Morris and Cora Lee Atteberry daughter of Allen Thomas Atteberry son of Amanda W. Attebury and Churchwell Attebury]
Amanda W. Attebery (1838 - 1879)
Amanda Attebery's husband was off fighting in the war. It was the early 1860's and winter was coming on. Amanda had four young children to care for. No cotton had been planted, so they were in for a cold winter. The families in the rural Hunt Co. community had become accustomed to spinning the thread and weaving the cloth for the children's winter clothing, but there would be no cotton to spin this year.
Amanda's situation was not unique. All the ladies in the area faced the same grim future. Somehow Amanda heard about a caravan of Confederate soldiers, their wagon loaded with cotton was passing through Hunt Co. This cotton was to be sold to help support the Southern cause. Word spread fast. The ladies took their bed sheets and set out to intercept the soldiers.
They flagged down the caravan. The lead driver ask them what their problem was. The ladies explained their problem and asked for a bale of cotton. The soldier said he couldn't help them. The cotton was needed to support the war effort. The ladies stood firm. They said, "We intend to have a bale of the cotton." About that time, the captain rode up and asked why the lead driver had stopped. He said, "These ladies are demanding a bale of General Lee's cotton."
The captain looked around and into the determined eyes that were starring back at him. He turned to the head driver and said, "Better roll on off for them." As the Soldiers slowly disappeared over the horizon, the ladies divided up the cotton, according to number of family members. They wrapped the cotton in their bed sheets, went directly home and began spinning thread.
Submitted by: Henry Morris, Mesquite, TX. (information supplied by Allen Morris)
[Robert Allen Morris son of Henry Washington Morris and Cora Lee Atteberry daughter of Allen Thomas Atteberry son of Amanda W. Attebury and Churchwell Attebury]
Gravesite Details
On January 1, 2000 we could not find a marker for Amanda W. Attebury in the Hart Cemetery, Cash, Hunt County, Texas. Many of the markers had been broken. TDJ
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