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Everett M. Bennett grew up in the Penn's Store community of Henry
County, Virginia. He graduated from Spencer-Penn High School before
joining the U. S. Army and finding himself in occupied Berlin in
1947, where Life Magazine photographer Walter Sanders made him the
cover image of the February 10, 1947, Life Magazine. Bennett
returned to Martinsville and Henry County before returning to
active service Korea. He returned to Martinsville and spent the
rest of his life. This book tells his story, the times he lived and
the images he saved along the way.
Historian Thomas D. Perry uses 200 images to tell the history of
Henry County Virginia.
Published in September 2010 and revised in 2013, Historian Thomas
D. Perry tells the history of the town he was born in through two
hundred images. Chapters on Andy Griffith, Donna Fargo, "Dinky"
Railroad, and the many people of Mount Airy along with chapters on
granite and the author's family give a snapshot view of the town so
associated with Mayberry.
Historian Thomas D. "Tom" Perry tells the story of his friend David
Minter of Ma, rtinsville, Henry County, Virginia, in a life that
saw war in Korea, family tragedies and share a military heritage
that spans generations of one family in the United States of
America. David is an ordinary man, who along with his family gave
extraordinary service to this country.
Historian Thomas D. Perry details the men from Patrick and Henry
Counties in Virginia, who lost their lives in the Vietnam Conflict.
Perry took rubbings from the Vietnam Memorial in 2005 and 2011 and
worked with the Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center and
Museum to create an exhibit beginning in November 2011.
On February 11, 1865, Union Cavalry under the command of Judson
"Kill Cavalry" Kilpatrick met Confederate forces under Joseph
"Fighting Joe" Wheeler in the town of Aiken, South Carolina. In one
of the last victories for the South during the War Between The
States, Wheeler routed Kilpatrick, but was unable to stop William
T. Sherman's "March Through The Carolinas," which ended with
Southern surrender at the Bennett Place in North Carolina. R. Wayne
Jones tells the story of this battle, which protected Augusta,
Georgia, from Sherman's marauders and kept hope alive for the
Confederate States of America.
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