Gainesville, Texas 1862: Reapers of the Whirlwind by L D Clark

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Reapers of the Whirlwind by L D Clark

This YouTube video clip is of 91 year old L D Clark presenting an introduction to his screenplay called "Reapers of the Whirlwind." This screenplay is based on Clark's historical novel, "A Bright Tragic Thing." The novel was about the Great Hanging which took place in Gainesville, Texas during the Civil War. L D Clarke is the great-grandson of Nathaniel Miles Clark, one of the men hanged in the Great Hanging.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSX9X3Qzcw

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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 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.