Gainesville, Texas 1862: Gainesville to Commemorate 'Great Hanging'

Friday, October 10, 2008

Gainesville to Commemorate 'Great Hanging'

Tomorrow, on Saturday October 11, 2008, Gainesville will commemorate the 'Great Hanging' during their Depot Day Festival.

We are glad that Gainesville will remember the men who died in the 'Great Hanging', but it would be nice if there was enough of a notice so that the descendants of the victims of the 'Hanging' could arrange travel and attend the event. Many of the descendants live in different states all over the country.

Here are links to newspaper articles telling of the commemoration.
http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/local/local_story_282120012.html
http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/967133.html

Stay tuned for a post telling about the actual commemoration service. Hopefully we will have pictures of the memorial service to post also.

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Let their stories be told

In what some call "one of the worst atrocities of the Civil War", at least 40 men, suspected of Union sympathies, were hanged in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas during the month of October 1862. Several others were lynched in neighboring communities.
Each family of a Gainesville Hanging victim has a story that needs to be told and shared.
Our goal is to remember all the men who died in the 'Great Hanging' and find their families – spouse, children, parents, siblings.
Please add to this blog any stories about your 'Great Hanging' ancestor.

Sources

Please refer to Richard McCaslin's book "Tainted Breeze" for information on the Hanging or refer to the Source Category in this blog. The posts in the Source Category contain links to some online articles.
DISCLAIMER:
The information shared in these blog posts was gathered from family descendants or researched from sources considered reliable. As new research and new records become available, corrections may need to be made to previous research. Blog authors reserve the right to correct or edit any previous post.