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.