Comments on: The Centralia Massacre (a war poem) https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-centralia-massacre Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: msjadeli https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comment-180 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:59:34 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722#comment-180 In reply to Ron Rowland.

You are welcome, Ron. I think he’s connected to you in spirit now, especially now that you’ve brought his story to light.

]]> By: lillian https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comment-179 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 14:44:17 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722#comment-179 I had never heard of this battle. It wrought devastation that’s for sure. In my opinion, all war is hell. This tale certainly attests to that.

]]> By: Lona Gynt https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comment-178 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 14:08:18 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722#comment-178 I have been to Centralia, had no idea. Massacres seemed to be part and parcel in this part of the country, Haun’s Mill, and the vestiges that followed and echoed into the Mountain Meadows. No quarter. chilling- crazy-

]]> By: Ron Rowland https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comment-177 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:33:35 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722#comment-177 In reply to msjadeli.

Thanks for reading (and following the link) I am not related to William. I came across him in my genealogy research and thought his story needed to be told. My Rowland Genealogy website covers all Rowland/Roland lines — not just the ones I am related to.

]]> By: calmkate https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comment-175 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:27:59 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722#comment-175 civil war seems even more shocking … thanks for sharing the history of your brave ancestor!

]]> By: msjadeli https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comment-173 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:27:38 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722#comment-173 Good poem on a shameful chapter in American history. I followed your link to read more. So William was one of your ancestors? Good on him for dying trying to protect helpless victims.

]]> By: Björn Rudberg (brudberg) https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comment-172 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:26:11 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722#comment-172 I had not heard about this… but having had a civil war in a country will always leave something behind…I wonder if the parties ever made peace with each other.

]]> By: Helen Dehner https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comment-171 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:57:31 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722#comment-171 Growing up in that part of the country, having relatives who were Civil War buffs, I had heard of the Massacre … also learned Jesse James was one of the guerrilla gang. Great post, about another war, on our hallowed ground.

]]> By: robtkistner https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comment-170 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:11:38 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722#comment-170 This is sad and shocking Ron. So many horrors in war.

]]> By: Murder in Centralia - Rowland Genealogy https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comment-169 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:45:09 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722#comment-169 […] This story recounted in poetic form: The Centralia Massacre (a war poem and true story) […]

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