Existing comment:
As one of the most prominent secessionist families in the region, the Lacys dared not test the politeness of Union invaders. When the Union army first arrived here in 1862. Betty Jones Lacy took what she could from Ellwood and Chatham and eventually found refuge in southwest Virginia. Confederate Major H. Horace Lacy was captured by Union troops near Ellwood in the spring of 1862. He was soon exchanged and served out the war in various staff positions. |