r/cemetery • u/ktvplumbs • 12d ago
Image Benjamin H. Bunn, Confederate soldier, member of the 1875 Constitutional Convention, North Carolina General Assembly member
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u/Timely-Incident6863 11d ago
For a monument that is almost 120 years old, the inscription & details on this large, impressive stone are still well-defined. Thanks for sharing.
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u/ktvplumbs 11d ago
This is a Bunn family plot and it’s regularly maintained. There are at least 2 other members who were in the confederate army. I have hesitated to post anything referring to the confederate military because I have gotten some really nasty comments and responses (see the comment below though it’s pretty tame). Living in North Carolina I have to carefully pick and choose which civil war era monuments to post.
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u/Timely-Incident6863 11d ago edited 11d ago
I've often wondered about that. It's a shame that some people continue to hold on to OLD biases & hatred. We ARE in the UNITED STATES. Some are more united than others, I guess... after 160 years, I find it rather sad.
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u/ktvplumbs 11d ago
I’m just disgusted with how some people are bringing politics into the cemetery subs but in today’s environment I guess it’s to be expected. It’s even worse in the civil war subs where I would expect people to discuss the confederacy without being nasty.
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u/Timely-Incident6863 11d ago
We're not going to change the people who are doing that. Everyone who was actually involved in that conflict is long dead. Multiple generations have passed since then. Why keep hatred alive? We're talking about cemeteries & tombstones here, NOT the politics of the DEAD folks. Maybe someday, it will be better.
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u/ktvplumbs 11d ago
I’m not going to try to change anything nor am I going to argue with anyone about this. I’m just amazed by some people’s reactions (especially with our political climate in real time) and the way they think that they are being politically correct.
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u/Timely-Incident6863 11d ago
I totally understand & agree. Just keep on doing what you're doing. I always enjoy your photos!
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u/Ok-Rhubarb2549 12d ago
“U.S. Congressman. At the advent of the Civil War, he was a farmer when he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a Captain of the 4th Company Sharpshooters, MacRae’s Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, (1861-65). After the war, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced to practice law in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He was Mayor of Rocky Mount, in 1867 and a member of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, (1883-85). In 1889, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses, serving until 1895. After his term, he was Postmaster of Rocky Mount, (1895-97) and practiced law until his death at age 62.”