Gainesville, Texas 1862: Curd Goss

The following photo was found posted on both facebook and Ancestry.com. The photo is believed to be a photo of Curd Goss.

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 I felt were 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.

Gainesville, Texas 1862

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Curd Goss

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