Pvt. Joe Fluker C.S.A. Died Here
In 1864, where the main road once entered
town, the 17yr. old Confederate soldier was
killed by pursuing Yankee cavalry as he
carried a secret dispatch. While attempting.
to gallop across broken bridge decking,
his mount failed to clear a large gap,
both falling several feet into the creek.
Joe died of severe head wounds. He was
the seventh son of the Fluker family,
of Asphodel Plantation, to die in the
Civil War, as was the fate
of their Father.