A Haunting Evening at Octagon Mansion
The Octagon Mansion at 585๐ผ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ 20 ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐-๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ $20 ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐! "... ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐, ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐." These words were written by Captain Fortescue of the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry as he thought back to his brief time spent in Wytheville, Virginia. "๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก" found its name on July 18th, 1863. 5 days earlier, a brigade of 870 Union soldiers