Davis Hallman was my 3rd great grandfather, he was the son of David Hallman and Annis Kirton Hallman and married Carolyn Elizabeth Smith. Together they had 13 children and lived all their life in Lexington Cty.
Granddaddy Hallman served in the war between the states in Co.F Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment,(Jenkins)(1st Palmetto) SC Volunteer Infantry.
The Hallman family has one of its very own confederate war stories. Sometime early in 1865, as Union forces under General William Sherman were sweeping through the south, Shermans soldiers swept through Gilbert SC. and the surrounding area. Union troops looted and burned homes, taking whatever they wanted from the local women and children while their husbands, brothers and fathers of these homesteads were away at war. The families that were left behind didnt have anyone to defend them and had to contend with the terror that was brought down upon them by these savage union forces. The Hallman familys grandparents property fell victim to the massive destruction and devastation Yankee troops brought to the helpless home and owners throught the south. When these troops arrived at the home of Davis and Elizabeth Hallman, they demanded that grandma Hallman give them all of her valuables(money, silver, gold, heirlooms and anything else of value). She told Shermans soldiers that she didnt have any valuables but they would not take her word for this and badgered her over an extended period of time, demanding to know where she had hidden her money and valuables. After a very long period of time making their threats without producing the results they had expected, the troops left, swearing to return later in another attempt to find her valuables.
Severals days earlier, before the Union troops had arrived, grandma Hallman had hidden all of the Hallman family money, silver, gold and family valuables some distance away from the house. She had also driven all their livestock deep into the woods or way back into fields far away from their home in an attempt to keep Union troops from getting their livestock as well. Grandma Hallman as well as other families in the Gilbert area had learned from news carriers several months earlier that Shermans troops were brutal men who did whatever they desired in their uncontrolled raids throughout the south. Knowing this, grandma Hallman planned her defense accordingly. While making her plans, she had confided in a neighbor friend who lived a short distance away, where she had hidden the family valuables. She did this in case something happened to her before her husband returned from fighting in the war, someone would know where to direct him to recover these valuables. From all indication, the Union raiders only attacked residences of families who, from outward appearances, were the wealthiest families as they swept through the south. This is not to say that the Hallman homestead wasnt a nice home because it was according to the measure of wealth at that time. Their home was a wide house with a breeze way hall separating the living area from a large storage area for food items for the family and a large storage area for food for livestock, hogs and chickens.
It seems that this neighbor that grandma Hallman had confided in, was terrorized by the same Yankee soldiers that had threatened grandma Hallman, with threats that they were going to burn down her home if she didnt tell them where the Hallman family had hidden their valuables. The story goes that the neighbor out of fear, eventually submitted to the raiders threats and gave them the location of where grandma Hallman had hidden the family valuables.
The same Union raiders who had earlier visited grandma Hallmans home returned and this time with a vengeance They located all the valuables, taking all of them and in an attempt to send a message to other southern families who were not cooperating with Sherman forces, they set fire to the homestead and burned it to the ground. Union forces did not physically harm grandma Hallman but in addition to the terrible finanial loss of all family valuables and the burning of the Hallman homestead, the terror she and other family members were subjected to that day will never be forgotten by he ancestors.
When the war ended granddaddy Davis Hallman returned home to find their home completely destroyed.
The home was rebuilt just as it was before, today, although the home is not liveable, it still stands on that same spot where the original homestead was burned. Less than a hundred yards from the Hallman home is the gravesite of Davis Hallman and Elizabeth Carolyn Hallman.
Granddaddy Hallman served in the war between the states in Co.F Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment,(Jenkins)(1st Palmetto) SC Volunteer Infantry.
The Hallman family has one of its very own confederate war stories. Sometime early in 1865, as Union forces under General William Sherman were sweeping through the south, Shermans soldiers swept through Gilbert SC. and the surrounding area. Union troops looted and burned homes, taking whatever they wanted from the local women and children while their husbands, brothers and fathers of these homesteads were away at war. The families that were left behind didnt have anyone to defend them and had to contend with the terror that was brought down upon them by these savage union forces. The Hallman familys grandparents property fell victim to the massive destruction and devastation Yankee troops brought to the helpless home and owners throught the south. When these troops arrived at the home of Davis and Elizabeth Hallman, they demanded that grandma Hallman give them all of her valuables(money, silver, gold, heirlooms and anything else of value). She told Shermans soldiers that she didnt have any valuables but they would not take her word for this and badgered her over an extended period of time, demanding to know where she had hidden her money and valuables. After a very long period of time making their threats without producing the results they had expected, the troops left, swearing to return later in another attempt to find her valuables.
Severals days earlier, before the Union troops had arrived, grandma Hallman had hidden all of the Hallman family money, silver, gold and family valuables some distance away from the house. She had also driven all their livestock deep into the woods or way back into fields far away from their home in an attempt to keep Union troops from getting their livestock as well. Grandma Hallman as well as other families in the Gilbert area had learned from news carriers several months earlier that Shermans troops were brutal men who did whatever they desired in their uncontrolled raids throughout the south. Knowing this, grandma Hallman planned her defense accordingly. While making her plans, she had confided in a neighbor friend who lived a short distance away, where she had hidden the family valuables. She did this in case something happened to her before her husband returned from fighting in the war, someone would know where to direct him to recover these valuables. From all indication, the Union raiders only attacked residences of families who, from outward appearances, were the wealthiest families as they swept through the south. This is not to say that the Hallman homestead wasnt a nice home because it was according to the measure of wealth at that time. Their home was a wide house with a breeze way hall separating the living area from a large storage area for food items for the family and a large storage area for food for livestock, hogs and chickens.
It seems that this neighbor that grandma Hallman had confided in, was terrorized by the same Yankee soldiers that had threatened grandma Hallman, with threats that they were going to burn down her home if she didnt tell them where the Hallman family had hidden their valuables. The story goes that the neighbor out of fear, eventually submitted to the raiders threats and gave them the location of where grandma Hallman had hidden the family valuables.
The same Union raiders who had earlier visited grandma Hallmans home returned and this time with a vengeance They located all the valuables, taking all of them and in an attempt to send a message to other southern families who were not cooperating with Sherman forces, they set fire to the homestead and burned it to the ground. Union forces did not physically harm grandma Hallman but in addition to the terrible finanial loss of all family valuables and the burning of the Hallman homestead, the terror she and other family members were subjected to that day will never be forgotten by he ancestors.
When the war ended granddaddy Davis Hallman returned home to find their home completely destroyed.
The home was rebuilt just as it was before, today, although the home is not liveable, it still stands on that same spot where the original homestead was burned. Less than a hundred yards from the Hallman home is the gravesite of Davis Hallman and Elizabeth Carolyn Hallman.
Davis Hallman was my 3rd great grandfather, he was the son of David Hallman and Annis Kirton Hallman and married Carolyn Elizabeth Smith. Together they had 13 children and lived all their life in Lexington Cty.
Granddaddy Hallman served in the war between the states in Co.F Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment,(Jenkins)(1st Palmetto) SC Volunteer Infantry.
The Hallman family has one of its very own confederate war stories. Sometime early in 1865, as Union forces under General William Sherman were sweeping through the south, Shermans soldiers swept through Gilbert SC. and the surrounding area. Union troops looted and burned homes, taking whatever they wanted from the local women and children while their husbands, brothers and fathers of these homesteads were away at war. The families that were left behind didnt have anyone to defend them and had to contend with the terror that was brought down upon them by these savage union forces. The Hallman familys grandparents property fell victim to the massive destruction and devastation Yankee troops brought to the helpless home and owners throught the south. When these troops arrived at the home of Davis and Elizabeth Hallman, they demanded that grandma Hallman give them all of her valuables(money, silver, gold, heirlooms and anything else of value). She told Shermans soldiers that she didnt have any valuables but they would not take her word for this and badgered her over an extended period of time, demanding to know where she had hidden her money and valuables. After a very long period of time making their threats without producing the results they had expected, the troops left, swearing to return later in another attempt to find her valuables.
Severals days earlier, before the Union troops had arrived, grandma Hallman had hidden all of the Hallman family money, silver, gold and family valuables some distance away from the house. She had also driven all their livestock deep into the woods or way back into fields far away from their home in an attempt to keep Union troops from getting their livestock as well. Grandma Hallman as well as other families in the Gilbert area had learned from news carriers several months earlier that Shermans troops were brutal men who did whatever they desired in their uncontrolled raids throughout the south. Knowing this, grandma Hallman planned her defense accordingly. While making her plans, she had confided in a neighbor friend who lived a short distance away, where she had hidden the family valuables. She did this in case something happened to her before her husband returned from fighting in the war, someone would know where to direct him to recover these valuables. From all indication, the Union raiders only attacked residences of families who, from outward appearances, were the wealthiest families as they swept through the south. This is not to say that the Hallman homestead wasnt a nice home because it was according to the measure of wealth at that time. Their home was a wide house with a breeze way hall separating the living area from a large storage area for food items for the family and a large storage area for food for livestock, hogs and chickens.
It seems that this neighbor that grandma Hallman had confided in, was terrorized by the same Yankee soldiers that had threatened grandma Hallman, with threats that they were going to burn down her home if she didnt tell them where the Hallman family had hidden their valuables. The story goes that the neighbor out of fear, eventually submitted to the raiders threats and gave them the location of where grandma Hallman had hidden the family valuables.
The same Union raiders who had earlier visited grandma Hallmans home returned and this time with a vengeance They located all the valuables, taking all of them and in an attempt to send a message to other southern families who were not cooperating with Sherman forces, they set fire to the homestead and burned it to the ground. Union forces did not physically harm grandma Hallman but in addition to the terrible finanial loss of all family valuables and the burning of the Hallman homestead, the terror she and other family members were subjected to that day will never be forgotten by he ancestors.
When the war ended granddaddy Davis Hallman returned home to find their home completely destroyed.
The home was rebuilt just as it was before, today, although the home is not liveable, it still stands on that same spot where the original homestead was burned. Less than a hundred yards from the Hallman home is the gravesite of Davis Hallman and Elizabeth Carolyn Hallman.
Granddaddy Hallman served in the war between the states in Co.F Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment,(Jenkins)(1st Palmetto) SC Volunteer Infantry.
The Hallman family has one of its very own confederate war stories. Sometime early in 1865, as Union forces under General William Sherman were sweeping through the south, Shermans soldiers swept through Gilbert SC. and the surrounding area. Union troops looted and burned homes, taking whatever they wanted from the local women and children while their husbands, brothers and fathers of these homesteads were away at war. The families that were left behind didnt have anyone to defend them and had to contend with the terror that was brought down upon them by these savage union forces. The Hallman familys grandparents property fell victim to the massive destruction and devastation Yankee troops brought to the helpless home and owners throught the south. When these troops arrived at the home of Davis and Elizabeth Hallman, they demanded that grandma Hallman give them all of her valuables(money, silver, gold, heirlooms and anything else of value). She told Shermans soldiers that she didnt have any valuables but they would not take her word for this and badgered her over an extended period of time, demanding to know where she had hidden her money and valuables. After a very long period of time making their threats without producing the results they had expected, the troops left, swearing to return later in another attempt to find her valuables.
Severals days earlier, before the Union troops had arrived, grandma Hallman had hidden all of the Hallman family money, silver, gold and family valuables some distance away from the house. She had also driven all their livestock deep into the woods or way back into fields far away from their home in an attempt to keep Union troops from getting their livestock as well. Grandma Hallman as well as other families in the Gilbert area had learned from news carriers several months earlier that Shermans troops were brutal men who did whatever they desired in their uncontrolled raids throughout the south. Knowing this, grandma Hallman planned her defense accordingly. While making her plans, she had confided in a neighbor friend who lived a short distance away, where she had hidden the family valuables. She did this in case something happened to her before her husband returned from fighting in the war, someone would know where to direct him to recover these valuables. From all indication, the Union raiders only attacked residences of families who, from outward appearances, were the wealthiest families as they swept through the south. This is not to say that the Hallman homestead wasnt a nice home because it was according to the measure of wealth at that time. Their home was a wide house with a breeze way hall separating the living area from a large storage area for food items for the family and a large storage area for food for livestock, hogs and chickens.
It seems that this neighbor that grandma Hallman had confided in, was terrorized by the same Yankee soldiers that had threatened grandma Hallman, with threats that they were going to burn down her home if she didnt tell them where the Hallman family had hidden their valuables. The story goes that the neighbor out of fear, eventually submitted to the raiders threats and gave them the location of where grandma Hallman had hidden the family valuables.
The same Union raiders who had earlier visited grandma Hallmans home returned and this time with a vengeance They located all the valuables, taking all of them and in an attempt to send a message to other southern families who were not cooperating with Sherman forces, they set fire to the homestead and burned it to the ground. Union forces did not physically harm grandma Hallman but in addition to the terrible finanial loss of all family valuables and the burning of the Hallman homestead, the terror she and other family members were subjected to that day will never be forgotten by he ancestors.
When the war ended granddaddy Davis Hallman returned home to find their home completely destroyed.
The home was rebuilt just as it was before, today, although the home is not liveable, it still stands on that same spot where the original homestead was burned. Less than a hundred yards from the Hallman home is the gravesite of Davis Hallman and Elizabeth Carolyn Hallman.
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