This year's Selma Pilgrimage guests are invited to Antiquing with Elodie,
a luncheon in an historic home on Dallas Avenue.The lunches on March 15 and 16
will include a menu of chicken salad, turkey/ham sandwich or grilled chicken salad.
Elodie (whose fine memorial is in Old Live Oak Cemetery) was President Abraham Lincoln's
sister-in-law. Born in Kentucky in 1840, Elodie Breck Todd met her future husband,
N.H.R. Dawson, while visiting a sister in Selma. It is said that she and her sister
smuggled medicines and other supplies to the South after visiting Mary Todd Lincoln
at the White House. Elodie was active in other efforts for the Southern Cause,
including raising funds for the Confederate monument that stands in the same cemetery.
She died while only in her 30s, and her husband, who served as a Confederate officer
and later as U.S. Commissioner of Education, memorialized
his beloved Elodie with this monument.
Linking to Taphophile Tragics, Our World Tuesday and City Daily Photo Blogs
Interesting story about how families really were split during the War Between the States.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo, and such a great story!
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ReplyDeleteFascinating tale. Makes you appreciate President Lincoln's unparalleled leadership that much more knowing his family ties to the Confederate effort.
ReplyDeleteSRQ, thanks. I cannot imagine how hard it must have been for Mary Todd Lincoln with close family supporting the Confederacy and her husband fighting them. Then, losing her sons...then her husband...no wonder she was so depressed.
ReplyDeleteThat should be an interesting outing. Good info too. MB
ReplyDeleteIntriguing story! Talk about conflict in families. It's certainly a nice memorial statue!
ReplyDeletewow, interesting story and what a beautiful monument. did you watch the special sunday night "killing lincoln"? it was pretty good.
ReplyDeleteTanya, if I had known it was on, I would have watched it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful monument and an interesting post.
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Beautiful monument and a great story..
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Interesting post and lovely photo! Thanks so much for sharing on Taphophile Tragics!! :)
ReplyDeletethanks for this post and the fabulous photo- one among so many of yours - I enjoy all of them.
ReplyDeleteA pretty interesting story. Families were torn apart, brother from brother and sister from sister.
ReplyDeleteYou've got (as I just said above) some wonderful history there! Thanks for the sharing it.
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