The Spring boys lived in an old log cabin just out of Saltillo. They were typical Holmes County boys, they loved to hunt and fish along the Doughty. Daniel, in one of his letters home dated May 21, 1862, thanked his parents for stamps and particularly the three fish hooks.

Jacob, Joseph, George, and Daniel were killed in this terrible conflict. Daniel wrote home describing the battle of Rich Mountain, “We marched through a pathless wood obstructed by thick laurel, fallen timber, and rocks. At noon we came upon Confederate pickets and immediately opened the action. The rebels retreated and we took possession of this strategic mountain.”

This story and other Civil War stories can be found in the book Holmes County Historical Sketches, available for purchase at the Holmes County Historical Society Victorian House.

Recent auction prices: cherry pitter, $30; wood paint bucket, $40; Canal Dover beer bottle, $12.50; World War II window service star, $50; candle mold, $32.50; small jeweler’s anvil, $40; two brown crocks, $12.50; marble smoking stand, $17.50; grey granite coffee pot, $17.50; lightning rod with blue globe, $40; brass bucket, $35; FAP chicken cookie jar, $30; store pickle jar, $15; wood magazine rack, $27.50; candy store jar, $10; plumb bob, $15; copper coffee pot, $25; Western ammo box, $17.50; old hand saw, $7.50.

Happy hunting, Brooks.