John F Rupp, son of Henry S and Nancy (Hursh) Rupp
When John was 8 years old in June of 1863 Confederate Civil War soldiers came to his families farm looking for food. Earlier they had buried items and hid the horses in the woods afraid the soldiers (rebels) would come and take all they had. Him and his brother George went to go pick berries near the road and that is when John saw the soldiers (rebels) coming. George went to the house. The soldiers (rebels) were supposedly polite and John’s mother Nancy gave them food. Later that night after the soldiers (rebels) were gone they went back to get the horses from the woods. They were gone (this concludes the soldiers/rebels stole the horses which they did). The overall reason all this was caused and John and his family did not leave like their neighbors was because John’s father (Henry S. Rupp) had cut his foot and could not be out. In 1872 when John was 17 he wrote a story (which is what this is based off of) of that day hoping future generations of him (though he only had 1 descendants) and his siblings (two of his siblings have living descendants) to appreciate. His sister Minnie remembered it well (though she was only 4 and 1/2) and often talked about it as an adult.
Contributor: Adam M (50460516)
When John was 8 years old in June of 1863 Confederate Civil War soldiers came to his families farm looking for food. Earlier they had buried items and hid the horses in the woods afraid the soldiers (rebels) would come and take all they had. Him and his brother George went to go pick berries near the road and that is when John saw the soldiers (rebels) coming. George went to the house. The soldiers (rebels) were supposedly polite and John’s mother Nancy gave them food. Later that night after the soldiers (rebels) were gone they went back to get the horses from the woods. They were gone (this concludes the soldiers/rebels stole the horses which they did). The overall reason all this was caused and John and his family did not leave like their neighbors was because John’s father (Henry S. Rupp) had cut his foot and could not be out. In 1872 when John was 17 he wrote a story (which is what this is based off of) of that day hoping future generations of him (though he only had 1 descendants) and his siblings (two of his siblings have living descendants) to appreciate. His sister Minnie remembered it well (though she was only 4 and 1/2) and often talked about it as an adult.
Contributor: Adam M (50460516)
John F Rupp, son of Henry S and Nancy (Hursh) Rupp
When John was 8 years old in June of 1863 Confederate Civil War soldiers came to his families farm looking for food. Earlier they had buried items and hid the horses in the woods afraid the soldiers (rebels) would come and take all they had. Him and his brother George went to go pick berries near the road and that is when John saw the soldiers (rebels) coming. George went to the house. The soldiers (rebels) were supposedly polite and John’s mother Nancy gave them food. Later that night after the soldiers (rebels) were gone they went back to get the horses from the woods. They were gone (this concludes the soldiers/rebels stole the horses which they did). The overall reason all this was caused and John and his family did not leave like their neighbors was because John’s father (Henry S. Rupp) had cut his foot and could not be out. In 1872 when John was 17 he wrote a story (which is what this is based off of) of that day hoping future generations of him (though he only had 1 descendants) and his siblings (two of his siblings have living descendants) to appreciate. His sister Minnie remembered it well (though she was only 4 and 1/2) and often talked about it as an adult.
Contributor: Adam M (50460516)
When John was 8 years old in June of 1863 Confederate Civil War soldiers came to his families farm looking for food. Earlier they had buried items and hid the horses in the woods afraid the soldiers (rebels) would come and take all they had. Him and his brother George went to go pick berries near the road and that is when John saw the soldiers (rebels) coming. George went to the house. The soldiers (rebels) were supposedly polite and John’s mother Nancy gave them food. Later that night after the soldiers (rebels) were gone they went back to get the horses from the woods. They were gone (this concludes the soldiers/rebels stole the horses which they did). The overall reason all this was caused and John and his family did not leave like their neighbors was because John’s father (Henry S. Rupp) had cut his foot and could not be out. In 1872 when John was 17 he wrote a story (which is what this is based off of) of that day hoping future generations of him (though he only had 1 descendants) and his siblings (two of his siblings have living descendants) to appreciate. His sister Minnie remembered it well (though she was only 4 and 1/2) and often talked about it as an adult.
Contributor: Adam M (50460516)
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