March 17, 2001 Reenactment
Ranger Descendants in Attendance:
Grandchildren:
We were extremely honored to have in attendance Mrs. Marian Beattie Ralph, granddaughter of Ranger Fount Beattie
Other Direct and Collateral Decendants:
William T. Atwell -- great grandson of Ranger Benjamin Spindle great grandnephew of Ranger Robert Spindle.
Bernie Becker, great grandson of Fount Beattie
James Carlin Becker, great grandson of Fount Beattie
Jim Buscher (and Joan, Paul & Mike) great great grandson of Fount Beattie
James B. Fletcher (great-great grandson of Ranger Benjamin Layton Fletcher)
Don Haakenson - Mosby author and collector of photographs of Rangers, who kindly brought his collection to show descendants and history enthusiasts. Direct or collateral descendant of a number of Rangers, including Ranger Thomas E. Anderson of Company D, who was one of the men executed at Front Royal by Merritt's cavalry division on September 23, 1864.
Carol Underwood Hobbs, great granddaughter of Ranger Samuel Underwood, great grandniece of Rangers John and Bushrod Underwood, great grandniece of Ranger Charles Nicholas Burr
Andrea Kent -- Cousin of various Rangers including the Ashby's and Massies
Kay Kulesher, great-granddaughter of Fount Beattie
Hon. Tom Rust, Mayor of Herndon, cousin of various Rangers
Ruth Taliaferro, great granddaughter of Fount Beattie
Warren C. Underwood, great grandson of Ranger Samuel Underwood, great grandnephew of Rangers John and Bushrod Underwood, great grandnephew of Ranger Charles Nicholas Burr
Charles "Chuck" Walker, III, great-grandson of Ranger Alexander Miller, cousin of Col. Mosby through the Woodson side of the family.
Larry Winstead -- his great-grandmother Crickenberger was a cousin of Mosby's
Joyce A. Wolfe, great-grandneice of Ranger Gilbert Thompson of Co. G.
First Vermont Descendants:
We were also extremely honored ot have with us Herndon resident Brian Gilleran, Great grandnephew of Major William Wells himself!
Report on the Event:
Living Histories, Displays and Talks
Ranger Descendants in Attendance
Visit MosbysRangers.comFor information on the event, contact:
Richard Downer: mosbysraid@HRIAssociates.com
(general information, logistics, civic involvement)
Kathryn Coombs: MosbyWeb@aol.com
(reenactors, living history program, website)