George Matthews Marshall

caretaker verified burial on Lansdowne Plantation.

The only child of Levin R Marshall who survived to adulthood. He married Charlotte Hunt 13 May 1852 and they received Lansdowne Plantation from her father, David Hunt. George Marshall fought in the Civil War. He was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, returned home, and paid someone else to fight on in his place.During the War on December 12, 1865, eleven Union soldiers broke into Lansdowne to rob the Marshalls. They did not get much because the butler, Robert, had hidden the Marshall's silver under the floor of the mansion. In frustration the soldiers took a few pieces of the Marshall's fine china and smashed it along the road as they left.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 3 2017, 21:46:13 UTC