Brief Life History of Charles Marcus
When Charles Marcus Bridwell was born on 14 March 1843, in Stafford, Virginia, United States, his father, Richard Bridwell, was 58 and his mother, Elizabeth Jacobs, was 46. He married Charlotte Wright about 1863, in Virginia, United States. He died on 25 April 1880, at the age of 37.
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1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire): habitational name from Bridwell in Uffculme (Devon) or Bridewell in Westbury (Wiltshire), both of which are probably named after a well or spring dedicated to Saint Bride, or a stream frequented by birds (Old English bridd + wella ‘well, spring, stream’). Compare Bridewell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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