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I am incredibly blessed to have such a wonderful family. My parents and three siblings are my best friends, and they always have been. I read a quote recently from the amazing Maureen O’Hara that said, “I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.” It’s true. While my siblings and I had our squabbles like anyone, we never hated each other.

We loved being in each other’s company. My sister, who’s nine years younger than me, is one of the closest people in my life. And my brothers, although goofy and nerdy, are two of the most intelligent, thoughtful, and mature human beings I know. And, of course, I was blessed to marry a man who fits right in with all this eccentricit .

With Christmas nearing, it’s my family I think about.

My family has so many traditions that I miss being 800 miles away. A die-hard tradition among us kids growing up was on Christmas Eve we would all cram into one bedroom and sleep on the floo . The room seemed to shrink as we got older (or maybe it was the other way around). This continued until I got married (although I think they still do it without me!).

Another holiday tradition was my mom baking traditional Orechovnik (Czechoslovakian walnut roll).

My dad’s dad was born in Czechoslovakia and made walnut rolls every year I can remember. After he taught

my mom, we had walnut rolls coming out of our ears every Christmas when our kitchen became a walnut roll factory for family and friends.

Although I miss sharing in my family’s traditions, I’m looking forward to developing new ones with my husband and enjoying Photo by Kelly Kuvakas Photography the old ones during visits in Orlando. One tradition we’ve started is buying a new ornament each year to add to our collection. This year’s ornament came from glassblower Tom Veirs, who is featured in this issue. I’ll also probably continue a tradition from my husband’s side of the family - Spanish Eggs on Christmas morning. A scrambled egg casserole with chili, cheese, and Fritos doesn’t sound very “Christmasy,” or healthy, but it is delicious.

I like how a lot of traditions revolve around food.

From my family to yours, Merry Christmas!

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know what you’re going to like when you’re older. So, she did us an enormous favor,” Veirs confessed.

Born and raised in Canton, Ohio, Veirs moved to Cincinnati, where he lived for 10 years and met his wife, Carol, before moving to Northern Virginia in 1971. Four years before retirement from the EPA, Veirs and his wife attended a craft show where his wife found some glass tumblers she wanted to purchase. The craftsman only had his samples left, forcing Veirs to visit the studio later that week to pick up the glassware. “When I did that, I signed up for a class and then I was hooked,” he revealed.

After taking classes, eventually teaching in Maryland for three years, and showing at several galleries, Veirs decided it was time to find a place closer to home. Veirs opened his studio at 5197 Lee Highway in 2004. He not only blows glass for his own gallery, but he also teaches two classes a month (spring, summer, and autumn months), rents studio time to other glassblowers, takes special orders, creates

om Veirs is hot. Especially when he’s working.

But when you’re using a 2,080° furnace filled with molten glass, anyone would start to sweat a little.

Veirs started glassblowing near the end of his 37-yearcareer with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

After his wife saw some glass tumblers at a craft show and Veirs signed up to take a class, he hasn’t looked back.

Fourteen years later, Veirs has made a piece for Laura Bush, trained the well-known Michael Hermann, created a sculpture for the Special Olympics in Ireland, and blown over 16,000 glass ornaments. The now 73-year-old glassblower with a studio in New Baltimore claims to have a few more years, and a few hundred more ornaments, left in him.

Remembering back to his childhood, Veirs credits an early exposure to glassmaking to his mother who used to drag him and his brother all around Ohio to antique stores and big glass manufacturers. “I hated it, but you never

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large glass and metal sculptures, and provides demos for school groups.

Classes are $400 and include four weeks of three hour sessions once a week.

Only two students are allowed per class for safety reasons.

Although he sells 1,200 ornaments a year, Veirs’ favorite pieces to make are the large sculptures. A Victorian sculpture garden made of glass and steel illustrating flowers and fish on granite base now sits in the sweeping foyer of a historic Richmond home. It sold for almost $5,000. The most recent sculpture Veirs sold, Making a Beeline, is his favorite piece he’s ever made. The whimsical sculpture features two glass rondel flowers held up in ironwork as well as three glass daffodils hosting four curious bumblebees. “I miss it already.

I’d like to have it back...not really...yes, I would, but I like the money,” Veirs debated. “I’m not trying to make a lot of money, I just need to make sure I’m not taking money out of retirement.”

The largest sculpture Veirs has ever created, a mammoth piece made of tin flowers and glasswork was six feet high by 4 feet around and weighed close to 150 pounds.

Veirs has had some interesting requests over the years. He remembers a client who came in with a sterling silver horseback riding flask topper needing a new glass canister bottom to replace the missing original.

Perhaps one of his most important projects was a new glass insert he made for a Victorian perforated sterling silver vase belonging to First Lady Laura Bush.

The florist who brought it in didn’t want to leave it behind and wouldn’t tell him who it was for until he insisted that it would be impossible for him to get the correct shape without having the vase. “He finally told me whose it was so I could be as nervous as he was.”

Veirs’ work has even gone international. A large, flared bowl made of blues and

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greens, sandblasted with the Special Olympics World Games logo sits in the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Ireland in recognition of the 2003 games held in Dublin. “I like to make unique, individual types of pieces.”

When asked what part of the glassblowing process is his favorite, Veirs replied, “It’s not part of the process.

I like to talk to people. People are interesting and fun.”

For being such a niche business, Veirs is comfortably successful. He has a following of regulars who purchase seasonal items each year like his ornaments or harvest pumpkins. But he also sells to more than 80% of walk-ins, which he describes as being quite often.

He sells at least 1,200 ornaments and 200 pumpkins each year — most of that during his busy season October through January. He doesn’t currently have work in any shop besides the Fauquier County Old Jail Museum — and he only has pieces there because he enjoys supporting the museum.

When asked what the most satisfying part of his job is, Veirs replied, “People liking it. And, you know, there’s a significant sense of accomplishment in doing things with your hands.”

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Veirs purchases about four tons of glass per year, an expense totaling upwards of $8,000. Although he could buy powdered glass at half the price, because of the risk of inhalation (eventually causing silicosis), Veirs chooses to buy the premelted chunks.

“It’s all about safety,” Veirs said.

Although his one furnace crucible holds clear glass, Veirs explained how he can add color to each piece using frits, ground up colored glass rods. These come in every color of the rainbow imaginable but because of the different chemistries involved, they don’t always first appear the color that they will be in the finished piece. Some reds, for example, start out looking green, yellow, even clear, before heated. If Veirs were to work in solid colors as opposed to adding color to clear glass, he would need a different furnace for each color.

When the molten glass is dipped out of the 1,800 pound ceramic furnace, it looks (and similarly acts) like glowing honey on the end of a five foot honey wand. It must be turned constantly to keep a symmetric shape. If not reheated every 15 to 45 seconds, it will set up and become unusable — or crack from cooling too quickly. The reheating furnace, while smaller, is actually 100° higher than the first furnace.

Between furnaces, Veirs shapes and blows each piece using a variety of tools that look like they came from a Middle Ages blacksmith shop. Rolling the heated glass in colored frits provides color to be stretched and pulled into the design.

The initial furnace, that acts like a huge slow cooker for molten glass, is 2,080°. “It’s certainly hotter than Hansel and Gretel’s oven,” Veirs said.

If Veirs used powdered glass or needs to make thin glass work, the furnace would need to be turned up to 2,300°. Although no special chaps or gloves are required, Veirs said you must wear long pants and cannot wear any synthetic material due to the risk of melting.

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Tom Veirs creates a multicolored rondel using white and colored frit. He achieves the waved edges by using large tongs to bend the edges.

to reflect heat When a piece is finished, it must be placed in a special oven called an annealer to cool. The annealer is 900°.

“We don’t say ‘cool’ too often in here,” Veirs confessed.

The heat, in fact, is what is catching up with Veirs. “This is kind of a second career and now at my age, I’m feeling the heat a lot more. When you’re older, you dehydrate a lot quicker. So it won’t be long before I’m going to have to start

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thinking of a third career! I’m not quite sure what.”

Despite that, Veirs says he’s excited to keep going for a few more years. But even after he retires, he plans to set up a co-op and rent out the studio space — and come in to do his own glass blowing on occasion just for fun. “And that could go on for awhile,” he said mischievously with a little snicker. ❖

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A good network of foster carers helps rescue, nurture, train, and observe the development of animals for optimum placement in forever homes. Foster programs along with a good vetting process for prospective adopters prevents animals from successive rehoming situations and has a positive influence on the homeless pet population. A foster family’s responsibilities include tending to veterinary treatment, feeding, and exercising animals as well as provide plenty of love and compassion. Engaging in a

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foster opportunity with a neglected or abandoned pet can be a tremendously beneficial relationship for humans and animals alike.

BENEFICIAL FOR PEOPLE Providing a foster home to an animal allows families to experience the responsibilities of owning an animal prior to acquiring a fulltime pet. It helps children understand the time, patience, and commitment it takes to be responsible for another living being.

Fostering allows people to explore which pet would be most compatible with their lifestyle and allows for individuals to gain experience. Foster volunteers are saving lives of homeless animals and often develop a deep sense of pride through their care and contribution. They become an integrated part of the community

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permanent loving homes. They have been in operation as a nonprofit since 2009. In addition to homing animals, they collaborate with local resources to assist in the management of stray cat populations and help low-income families with the care for their pets during financial struggle. People for Pets Foundation will provide litter, food, and veterinary care for animals in foster care.

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BENEFICIAL FOR PETS Living in a stress-free foster home allows pets to successfully transition before pairing with their forever family. Behavior needs and training quirks can be addressed to ensure the animal is mentally sound before placement. Medical needs such as immunizations, spaying/neutering, bloodwork, oral hygiene, grooming, and treatment for disease will ensure the pet can thrive with their new owners.

LOCAL RESCUES NEED YOUR HELP! Our area boasts a variety of organizations that strive to rehome pets in need. It is a dedicated network of hard working individuals and families who volunteer their time to helping animals in need. If fostering seems like a good fit for you, visit an adoption event or get in touch with one of our local rescues!

FAUQUIER SPCA (Casanova, VA): The Fauquier SPCA in Casanova is a private, non-profit organization that is responsible for the intake and homing of stray, abandoned, and relinquished animals. The FSPCA offers fostering for unusual and emergency situations. Newborn animals, those requiring special care or medication, and pets undergoing behavioral modification may be placed in foster care. The FSPCA boasts an 11-acre campus where the majority of animals are located for viewing and adoption during normal business hours. They have dogs, cats, small animals, birds and occasionally livestock available.

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There are various other ways you can help rescue organizations even if you’re unable to house a foster pet this holiday season.

Consider volunteering as a pet walker, assisting in transportation of animals, offering a hand during adoption events, and promoting our local organizations through social media. Donations (be it monetary or supplies) made to rescues can go a long way in ensuring homeless pets receive the care and necessities they need before finding their forever family. â?– Charlotte Wagner is a certified animal trainer and behavior consultant.

She advocates that prevention, management, redirection, and training of alternate responses is key to training success. Charlotte currently owns and operates Duskland Training and Behavior in Warrenton and can be regularly seen at conformation dog shows, agility events, rally obedience trials, therapy visits, and community gatherings with one or more of her precious pets.

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amilies that haven’t spent much time researching their ancestry rarely know much about their forebears farther back than their great-grandparents. Those who are interested in tracing their roots have many new resources, but nothing can take the place of commitment and a measure of tenacity, since genealogical research is always a work in progress.

An example of this process involves the family of Mrs. Joan P. Caton Anthony, who has called Warrenton home since moving here from Northern Virginia with her late husband, Robert, in 2004.

A former federal administrative judge, Mrs. Anthony retired in June 2014 after 34 years of government service. She is known locally as a member of the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals, as a Eucharistic Minister for St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, a member of the Cedar Run Garden Club, and the Fauquier Court House Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.

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Mrs. Joan Caton Anthony, of Warrenton, holds a copy of the family coat-of-arms dating back to the 15th century. The motto, Cautus matuit foveam lupus, translates as,‘The cautious wolf avoids the snares.’

the past 40 years, he has traced the Caton line in England as far back as the Norman Conquest (1066), and also learned that Catons fought in King Richard Lion Heart’s Third Crusade (1189-1192), and as archers at the Battle of Agincourt (1415), under King Henry V. The first Catons came to the colonies in the early 1700s, settling first in Delaware, and later moving south to Virginia. Counting the current youngest generation, the Caton family has been in America for 11 generations.

Robert Caton Sr. (born c. 1730) owned a plantation near the Potomac River, in the area that became part of Stafford or King George counties. He served in the British Army and remained loyal to the Crown during the Revolution, likely because he was benefitting from the status quo. But his sons John (b. 1760) and Robert Jr. (1761-1815) embraced the revolutionary cause and joined the Continental Army in 1775.

After the Revolution, Robert Jr. and John settled in New York State, where they both settled into lives as farmers and preachers – Robert as a Quaker, and John as a Baptist. It is known that Robert Sr. likely lost his plantation on the Potomac during the Revolution, and was living in Culpeper County – with his one remaining slave – as

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late as 1787. Because his sons stayed in the North, it’s unlikely that he ever saw them again after they went to war.

THE CIVIL WAR During the next great conflict – the, American Civil War – two of the Catons great-great-grandfathers served in the Union Army, and both spent time in Warrenton and Fauquier County.

Martin Caton (1827-1908), grandson of Robert Caton Jr. and son of James Hall Caton (b. 1785) enlisted in the 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. On the maternal side, Sgt. Enos Cook Kennedy (1838-1900) was a member of the 8th Illinois Cavalry.

The 142nd was formed in August 1862, as a result of Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s second major call-up for troops to fight in the Civil War. Volunteers came from ten counties across Pennsylvania.

Martin Caton and his brother Elias (d.

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The army of Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside camped in Warrenton prior to the Battle of Fredericksburg. In this photo, taken on Nov. 10, 1862, are standing (from left): Brig. Gen. Marsena M. Patrick, Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero, Brig. Gen. John B. Parke, an aide, Maj. Gen. Burnside, Brig. Gen. John Cochrane and Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis. Seated, from left: Brig. Gen. Henry C. Hunt, Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Han ock, Maj. Gen. Darius N. Couch, Brig.

Gen. Orlando B. Willcox and Brig. Gen. John Buford. Courtesy of John Q. Piper of Hume, a great-great-grandson of Gen. Sturgis.

Elias was the more ideological of the two brothers. He believed strongly in the abolition of slavery and became a private in Company F of the 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on Aug. 12, 1862, when the Petroleum Guards was incorporated into the regiment. His wife had died a year before, leaving him with two minor sons, William and Emanuel. But he felt so strongly in the cause that he enlisted, and a guardian was appointed to take care of the boys during his absence.

Martin joined the 142nd a week after his brother, and on Aug. 25, 1862 left his wife Susannah (1830-1911) and their five children, ages five months to 14 years, to go to war. At the time, the family owned three properties around Somerset, which they farmed. Martin’s reason to fight was different; he answered the call in order to do his part to preserve the Union. Since he was able to read and write, he was elected a sergeant in Company F of the 142nd.

About half of the regiment was made up of recent German immigrants. Commanding the regiment was Col. Robert Cummins, a veteran of the war who had led the first group of Somerset volunteers as captain of Co. A, 10th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Corps.

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fortifications for Fort Stephens, outside of the capital.

The regiment first saw the effects of war in September when they were moved to Frederick, Md., following the Battle of Antietam. There, they set up army field hospital tents and tended to the wounded through late October 1862.

Assigned to the First Corps, Army of the Potomac, the 142nd advanced toward the Confederate army, which had pulled back into Virginia. Crossing the Potomac River at Berlin, Va. (present-day Lovettsville), they continued south toward Warrenton. They soon received word that Pres. Lincoln had replaced Gen. George B. McClellan with Gen. Ambrose Burnside as the commander of the Army of the Potomac.

Burnside’s strategy was to end the war by capturing Richmond, and planned to launch his attack on the Confederate capital by first taking Fredericksburg.

The 142nd spent the rest of November bivouacked near Warrenton. There were brief skirmishes along the Hazel River and near Amissville, but no movement toward Fredericksburg until late in the month.

FIRST BLOOD: THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG Following a series of probing actions, Union troops were issued three days rations and ordered to move out on Dec. 11, 1862.

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Movements were covered by a heavy fog early the following morning, and the 142nd crossed the pontoon bridge over Deep Run Creek.

By 9 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 12, the 142nd formed a line along the Fredericksburg-Bowling Green road. They were deployed in support of an artillery battery on Prospect Hill, facing the Confederate defenses.

Col. Cummins, who had been ill and absent from the march, arrived unexpectedly and was given a rousing cheer. At about that moment, a Confederate battery opened fire and exploding shells caused the first combat casualties suffered by the 142nd.

More would come as the regiment crossed the RF&P railroad tracks and charged up the higher ground as the Confederates pulled back. Ordered to fix bayonets and charge, they actually broke through the Confederate lines. It was during the charge that Pvt. Elias Caton was shot in the chest and killed.

But the attack soon slowed, and Rebels under Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson counterattacked. In the fierce fighting that followed, waves of Confederates tore into the Union flank. Although the officer in command of the reserves was ordered by Gen. George Meade to send his men into battle to support them, he refused, and the 142nd and other units on the line were driven back.

“That was when the battle could have turned,” according to Joseph Caton. “Right at that moment.” A letter written to the family by Lt. Joseph Heffley of Co. F of the 142nd described the desperate situation, and the death of Elias: “About two miles below Fredericksburg, while the Regiment was advancing on the Rebel works under heavy fire… Elias Caton was hit in the breast and fell. The Regiment still advanced about 100 yards, and after some firing, was ordered back, and when it came past where Elias Caton was lying, we found him dead.” His body was not recovered, and it is assumed that he was buried in a mass grave by the Confederates.

The 142nd suffered nearly 50 percent casualties in the battle, with losses due to death, wounds or capture totaling 243 men.

Sgt. Martin Caton survived the battle, which became known as the “Slaughter Pen,” due to the number of casualties on both sides.

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Below: Winter quarters of the 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteers during 1862-63 were at Belle Plain on the Rappahannock River east of Fredericksburg. It was a major Union supply depot during the Civil War.

Above: Painting of the scene that became known as the ‘Slaughter Pen’ during the Battle of Fredericksburg where the 142nd suffered nearly 50 percent casualties, including Pvt. Elias Caton, brother of Sgt. Martin Caton. Shown in foreground are members of the 151th Pennsylvania (Zouaves), which also suffered many casualties in the battle.

of the ravine they had occupied two days before, and on the night of Dec. 15, 1862, retreated across the pontoon bridge. They camped about two miles from the river before moving to the Union supply depot at Belle Plain Landing, where they set up winter quarters.

Their respite would be brief, as in January they had to endure Burnside’s infamous “Mud March” on Richmond. After a month, the 142nd returned to Belle Plain, and in February, Burnside resigned his command and was replaced by Gen. Joseph Hooker.

In early May, the 142nd participated in the closing actions of the Battle of Chancellorsville. They captured over 100 Confederate soldiers and killed about 20, suffering no casualties.

From May 7 until June 12, 1863, the 142nd was in quarters below Falmouth, Va. and at White Oak Church. When it was learned that Gen. Robert E. Lee was planning to invade their home state of Pennsylvania, they were ordered north, marching along the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Bealeton Station.

THE 142ND AT GETTYSBURG The arduous pace lasted through the last half of June, and the 142nd arrived in Jefferson, Md. on June 26, 1863. In the meantime, the Confederates had invaded York and Chambersburg, Pa., and had set out for the capital at Harrisburg, and ultimately Philadelphia. {

Gen. George Meade had been put in command of the Army of the Potomac in late June, and ordered the First, Third and Eleventh Corps to meet the approaching enemy at Gettysburg.

On July 1, 1863, the 142nd and other units in the brigade commanded by Col. Chapman Biddle were about seven miles from Gettysburg when the battle began.

Marching double-time, they reached the scene at about 11 a.m. Moving under enemy fire, they approach the crest of McPherson’s Ridge, where they were taken under artillery fire by the 47th and 52nd North Carolina.

Under orders by Brig. Gen. T. A. Rowley, who was reportedly drunk at the time, Col. Biddle launched an attack on the North Carolinians, but was beaten back. When four fresh Confederate brigades joined the action, the 142nd retreated through Gettysburg toward Cemetery Hill. Scattered and pursued by the Rebels, Sgt. Martin Caton and several of his comrades were captured in the town.

For them, the battle was over, but for the rest of the regiment, the fighting continued for two more days. The Union army was ultimately victorious, but by the time the battle was over, the 142nd suffered 141 killed or wounded, and 70 missing or captured. Among those killed was Col. Cummins, who was mortally wounded during the futile charge against the 47th North Carolina and died the next day.

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south, passing through Middleburg, Va., where they camped for two days. “As a retaliatory measure for the Confederate army’s treatment of the people of York, Pennsylvania, the citizens of Middleburg were required to furnish the men of the 142nd and the other companies of Biddle’s brigade with fresh bread,” according to James W. Downey in his Master of Arts thesis, “A Lethal Tour of Duty,” submitted to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1995).

After leaving Middleburg, the 142nd marched to Warrenton, where they established a camp and assisted in the repair of the O&ARR tracks to Remington Station.

IMPRISONMENT AND PAROLE In the meantime, Sgt. Martin Caton and nine other Union prisoners were marched south into Maryland with the Confederate rear guard, and then down the Shenandoah Valley. They passed through Winchester to Staunton, where they were put on a train headed to Richmond.

The prisoners arrived in Richmond on July 22, and stayed briefly at the Castle Thunder prison before being taken to the Belle Isle prison in the James River. A fellow prisoner, Sgt. Jacob J. Zorn, noticed that Martin was ill, and convinced the Confederate surgeon at the camp that Martin’s sickness was contagious, and that he should be paroled.

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During the fi st day of the Battle of Gettysburg, members of the 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteers were pushed back into the town after the unsuccessful charge against a Confederate position on McPherson’s Ridge. Sgt. Martin Caton was among those captured.

two men got paroles immediately, and were sent on a train to City Point,” according to Joseph Caton. “The parole agreement stated that they would not be combatants anymore.” They were confined at Camp Parole near Annapolis, Md. for two months awaiting a prisoner exchange, which did not happen. Tired of waiting, in October 1863, they simply walked out of the camp and returned to their regiment, paying a $30 fine for deserting the parole camp.

Sgts. Caton and Zorn served on active duty for the rest of the war. During the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864,

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Martin was badly wounded in the forearm.

He was evacuated by hospital ship to Carver Hospital in Washington, D.C. and later taken by train to the 4,000-bed Mower U.S. Hospital in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia.

Martin was discharged from the hospital on June 4, 1864, and given a month’s leave to return to his family and recuperate. It was a bittersweet time, as less than a week before he got home, Susannah had been forced to sell one of their farms in order to have money to live on.

He returned to his regiment on July 11, 1864, and over the next eight months participated in a series of battles during the Petersburg Campaign. It was while he was at Petersburg that his nephew, William Caton, 13-year-old son of Elias, caught up with the regiment. He wanted to enlist, hoping to avenge his father’s death. William was actually too young to serve, but stayed with the unit for about two months before being sent home at Martin’s insistence.

The last battle fought by the 142nd was on April 1, 1865, at Five Forks. An overwhelming force under Union Gen. Phil Sheridan defeated the troops under Gen. George Pickett, and cut the last Confederate supply line to Gen. Robert E. Lee’s army.

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the weapons and equipment surrendered by the Confederates. From there, they participated in a march through the streets of Richmond, and then on to the Grand Review that took place in Washington, D.C. on May 23, 1865.

They were mustered-out on May 29, 1865, and the 142nd boarded a train for Harrisburg, their last movement as an organized unit. From there, Martin headed home. But what awaited him there?

Because it cost more in taxes and hired labor than their farm could produce, the previous February Susannah had been forced to sell their last piece of property.

With nothing to keep them in Pennsylvania, Martin and his family moved to Blue Grass in Fulton County, Indiana near the home of Susannah’s brother, Noah Dively. The Catons lived in a chicken coop owned by Martin’s employer until they got back on their feet. The situation improved after Martin got a job as a schoolteacher, and resumed farming. He also put his skills as a negotiator to work, building a second career as a mediator. According to family tradition, Martin would often mediate his neighbors’ disputes at his kitchen table.

His health failing, in 1906 Martin was admitted to the National Military Home in Grant County, Indiana, where he died of kidney failure in August 1908. He was buried in the Salem Cemetery in Fulton County, Indiana.

Part 2, to be published in January, deals with the life and military service of Sgt. Enos Cook Kennedy, who served in the 8th Illinois Cavalry. His regiment had picket duty along the Rappahannock River, camped at Melrose Castle and outside of Warrenton, and fought at Beverly Ford and the epic cavalry battle at Brandy Station. ❖

Author John Toler is a writer and historian and has served Fauquier County for over 50 years, including 4 decades with the Fauquier-Times Democrat. He has written and lectured about many legendary characters in Fauquier County’s history. Toler is the co-author of 250 Years in Fauquier County: A Virginia Story, and author of Warrenton, Virginia: A History of 200 Years. }

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he phrase “mens sana in corpore sano” freely translated from Latin meaning “a healthy mind in a healthy body,” is a well known motto guiding the world of sports.

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Outdoor hiking puts you in control of your workouts. You decide how much and for how long. You decide the scenery and choose your terrain. Starting out slowly and increasing your workout gradually ought to keep your joy of exercising alive and growing. Hiking is inexpensive and living in Northern Virginia offers plenty of wonderful hiking spots nearby.

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Hiking strengthens your core, improves balance and helps control weight. With a pack on your back, you can build strength in your upper body. With trekking poles, you burn about thirty percent more

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Outdoor hiking is natural to humans, it connects us with earth and nature, rejuvenates and energizes our bodies, minds and spirits — bringing peace and balance into our hectic modern lives.

Forest walking, especially, is becoming known worldwide as the most gentle and efficient healer of our bodies and minds. It positively affects our innermost chemistry down to our very genes.

Hiking with a group or a friend makes it fun and often entertaining, particularly when hiking with likeminded people. It is sure to make you feel better. Hiking in a group of nature enthusiasts can grow beyond the momentary happiness of the hike by building long-term friendships and keeping you ‘on the trail,’ sticking with your wellness goals. Over time, hiking will become your new and exciting lifestyle.

No better or inspirational lifestyle advice was ever given to students than when Professor Edward Albee said:

“One final paragraph of advice: Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast … a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it is still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space.

Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to the body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards.” ❖

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I am incredibly blessed to have such a wonderful family. My parents and three siblings are my best friends, and they always have been. I read a quote recently from the amazing Maureen O’Hara that said, “I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.” It’s true. While my siblings and I had our squabbles like anyone, we never hated each other.

We loved being in each other’s company. My sister, who’s nine years younger than me, is one of the closest people in my life. And my brothers, although goofy and nerdy, are two of the most intelligent, thoughtful, and mature human beings I know. And, of course, I was blessed to marry a man who fits right in with all this eccentricity.

With Christmas nearing, it’s my family I think about.

My family has so many traditions that I miss being 800 miles away. A die-hard tradition among us kids growing up was on Christmas Eve we would all cram into one bedroom and sleep on the floor. The room seemed to shrink as we got older (or maybe it was the other way around). This continued until I got married (although I think they still do it without me!).

Another holiday tradition was my mom baking traditional Orechovnik (Czechoslovakian walnut roll).

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my mom, we had walnut rolls coming out of our ears every Christmas when our kitchen became a walnut roll factory for family and friends.

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I like how a lot of traditions revolve around food.

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know what you’re going to like when you’re older. So, she did us an enormous favor,” Veirs confessed.

Born and raised in Canton, Ohio, Veirs moved to Cincinnati, where he lived for 10 years and met his wife, Carol, before moving to Northern Virginia in 1971. Four years before retirement from the EPA, Veirs and his wife attended a craft show where his wife found some glass tumblers she wanted to purchase. The craftsman only had his samples left, forcing Veirs to visit the studio later that week to pick up the glassware. “When I did that, I signed up for a class and then I was hooked,” he revealed.

After taking classes, eventually teaching in Maryland for three years, and showing at several galleries, Veirs decided it was time to find a place closer to home. Veirs opened his studio at 5197 Lee Highway in 2004. He not only blows glass for his own gallery, but he also teaches two classes a month (spring, summer, and autumn months), rents studio time to other glassblowers, takes special orders, creates

om Veirs is hot. Especially when he’s working.

But when you’re using a 2,080° furnace filled with molten glass, anyone would start to sweat a little.

Veirs started glassblowing near the end of his 37-yearcareer with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

After his wife saw some glass tumblers at a craft show and Veirs signed up to take a class, he hasn’t looked back.

Fourteen years later, Veirs has made a piece for Laura Bush, trained the well-known Michael Hermann, created a sculpture for the Special Olympics in Ireland, and blown over 16,000 glass ornaments. The now 73-year-old glassblower with a studio in New Baltimore claims to have a few more years, and a few hundred more ornaments, left in him.

Remembering back to his childhood, Veirs credits an early exposure to glassmaking to his mother who used to drag him and his brother all around Ohio to antique stores and big glass manufacturers. “I hated it, but you never

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Classes are $400 and include four weeks of three hour sessions once a week.

Only two students are allowed per class for safety reasons.

Although he sells 1,200 ornaments a year, Veirs’ favorite pieces to make are the large sculptures. A Victorian sculpture garden made of glass and steel illustrating flowers and fish on a granite base now sits in the sweeping foyer of a historic Richmond home. It sold for almost $5,000. The most recent sculpture Veirs sold, Making a Beeline, is his favorite piece he’s ever made. The whimsical sculpture features two glass rondel flowers held up in ironwork as well as three glass daffodils hosting four curious bumblebees. “I miss it already.

I’d like to have it back...not really...yes, I would, but I like the money,” Veirs debated. “I’m not trying to make a lot of money, I just need to make sure I’m not taking money out of retirement.”

The largest sculpture Veirs has ever created, a mammoth piece made of tin flowers and glasswork was six feet high by 4 feet around and weighed close to 150 pounds.

Veirs has had some interesting requests over the years. He remembers a client who came in with a sterling silver horseback riding flask topper needing a new glass canister bottom to replace the missing original.

Perhaps one of his most important projects was a new glass insert he made for a Victorian perforated sterling silver vase belonging to First Lady Laura Bush.

The florist who brought it in didn’t want to leave it behind and wouldn’t tell him who it was for until he insisted that it would be impossible for him to get the correct shape without having the vase. “He finally told me whose it was so I could be as nervous as he was.”

Veirs’ work has even gone international. A large, flared bowl made of blues and

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greens, sandblasted with the Special Olympics World Games logo sits in the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Ireland in recognition of the 2003 games held in Dublin. “I like to make unique, individual types of pieces.”

When asked what part of the glassblowing process is his favorite, Veirs replied, “It’s not part of the process.

I like to talk to people. People are interesting and fun.”

For being such a niche business, Veirs is comfortably successful. He has a following of regulars who purchase seasonal items each year like his ornaments or harvest pumpkins. But he also sells to more than 80% of walk-ins, which he describes as being quite often.

He sells at least 1,200 ornaments and 200 pumpkins each year — most of that during his busy season October through January. He doesn’t currently have work in any shop besides the Fauquier County Old Jail Museum — and he only has pieces there because he enjoys supporting the museum.

When asked what the most satisfying part of his job is, Veirs replied, “People liking it. And, you know, there’s a significant sense of accomplishment in doing things with your hands.”

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Veirs purchases about four tons of glass per year, an expense totaling upwards of $8,000. Although he could buy powdered glass at half the price, because of the risk of inhalation (eventually causing silicosis), Veirs chooses to buy the premelted chunks.

“It’s all about safety,” Veirs said.

Although his one furnace crucible holds clear glass, Veirs explained how he can add color to each piece using frits, ground up colored glass rods. These come in every color of the rainbow imaginable but because of the different chemistries involved, they don’t always first appear the color that they will be in the finished piece. Some reds, for example, start out looking green, yellow, even clear, before heated. If Veirs were to work in solid colors as opposed to adding color to clear glass, he would need a different furnace for each color.

When the molten glass is dipped out of the 1,800 pound ceramic furnace, it looks (and similarly acts) like glowing honey on the end of a five foot honey wand. It must be turned constantly to keep a symmetric shape. If not reheated every 15 to 45 seconds, it will set up and become unusable — or crack from cooling too quickly. The reheating furnace, while smaller, is actually 100° higher than the first furnace.

Between furnaces, Veirs shapes and blows each piece using a variety of tools that look like they came from a Middle Ages blacksmith shop. Rolling the heated glass in colored frits provides color to be stretched and pulled into the design.

The initial furnace, that acts like a huge slow cooker for molten glass, is 2,080°. “It’s certainly hotter than Hansel and Gretel’s oven,” Veirs said.

If Veirs used powdered glass or needs to make thin glass work, the furnace would need to be turned up to 2,300°. Although no special chaps or gloves are required, Veirs said you must wear long pants and cannot wear any synthetic material due to the risk of melting.

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Tom Veirs creates a multicolored rondel using white and colored frit. He achieves the waved edges by using large tongs to bend the edges.

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When a piece is finished, it must be placed in a special oven called an annealer to cool. The annealer is 900°.

“We don’t say ‘cool’ too often in here,” Veirs confessed.

The heat, in fact, is what is catching up with Veirs. “This is kind of a second career and now at my age, I’m feeling the heat a lot more. When you’re older, you dehydrate a lot quicker. So it won’t be long before I’m going to have to start

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Despite that, Veirs says he’s excited to keep going for a few more years. But even after he retires, he plans to set up a co-op and rent out the studio space — and come in to do his own glass blowing on occasion just for fun. “And that could go on for awhile,” he said mischievously with a little snicker. ❖

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oster families are an invaluable resource for animal rescue organizations and shelters. In most cases, they provide temporary housing to pets who are awaiting adoption, but occasionally, situations may require them to offer end of life support for those deemed unsuitable for rehoming.

A good network of foster carers helps rescue, nurture, train, and observe the development of animals for optimum placement in forever homes. Foster programs along with a good vetting process for prospective adopters prevents animals from successive rehoming situations and has a positive influence on the homeless pet population. A foster family’s responsibilities include tending to veterinary treatment, feeding, and exercising animals as well as provide plenty of love and compassion. Engaging in a

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foster opportunity with a neglected or abandoned pet can be a tremendously beneficial relationship for humans and animals alike.

BENEFICIAL FOR PEOPLE Providing a foster home to an animal allows families to experience the responsibilities of owning an animal prior to acquiring a fulltime pet. It helps children understand the time, patience, and commitment it takes to be responsible for another living being.

Fostering allows people to explore which pet would be most compatible with their lifestyle and allows for individuals to gain experience. Foster volunteers are saving lives of homeless animals and often develop a deep sense of pride through their care and contribution. They become an integrated part of the community

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permanent loving homes. They have been in operation as a nonprofit since 2009. In addition to homing animals, they collaborate with local resources to assist in the management of stray cat populations and help low-income families with the care for their pets during financial struggle. People for Pets Foundation will provide litter, food, and veterinary care for animals in foster care.

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BENEFICIAL FOR PETS Living in a stress-free foster home allows pets to successfully transition before pairing with their forever family. Behavior needs and training quirks can be addressed to ensure the animal is mentally sound before placement. Medical needs such as immunizations, spaying/neutering, bloodwork, oral hygiene, grooming, and treatment for disease will ensure the pet can thrive with their new owners.

LOCAL RESCUES NEED YOUR HELP! Our area boasts a variety of organizations that strive to rehome pets in need. It is a dedicated network of hard working individuals and families who volunteer their time to helping animals in need. If fostering seems like a good fit for you, visit an adoption event or get in touch with one of our local rescues!

FAUQUIER SPCA (Casanova, VA): The Fauquier SPCA in Casanova is a private, non-profit organization that is responsible for the intake and homing of stray, abandoned, and relinquished animals. The FSPCA offers fostering for unusual and emergency situations. Newborn animals, those requiring special care or medication, and pets undergoing behavioral modification may be placed in foster care. The FSPCA boasts an 11-acre campus where the majority of animals are located for viewing and adoption during normal business hours. They have dogs, cats, small animals, birds and occasionally livestock available.

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Their volunteer program offers both long and short term foster care opportunities. Paws for Seniors will cover all medical costs in addition to some basic necessities such as food, bed, collars, and leads. They will require references, a home check, and an interview for those interested in becoming a foster family. Once you become a member with Paws for Seniors, you will be part of their family for life! This rescue offers multiple volunteer opportunities including visits to nursing homes with foster pets, and promotional roles during events for juniors. If you would like to learn more, contact them at 540-748-8177.

PEOPLE FOR PETS FOUNDATION (Jeffersonton, VA): People for Pets Foundation in Jeffersonton operates a small private shelter that primarily help cats, kittens, and (some) dogs find

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There are various other ways you can help rescue organizations even if you’re unable to house a foster pet this holiday season.

Consider volunteering as a pet walker, assisting in transportation of animals, offering a hand during adoption events, and promoting our local organizations through social media. Donations (be it monetary or supplies) made to rescues can go a long way in ensuring homeless pets receive the care and necessities they need before finding their forever family. â?– Charlotte Wagner is a certified animal trainer and behavior consultant.

She advocates that prevention, management, redirection, and training of alternate responses is key to training success. Charlotte currently owns and operates Duskland Training and Behavior in Warrenton and can be regularly seen at conformation dog shows, agility events, rally obedience trials, therapy visits, and community gatherings with one or more of her precious pets.

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amilies that haven’t spent much time researching their ancestry rarely know much about their forebears farther back than their great-grandparents. Those who are interested in tracing their roots have many new resources, but nothing can take the place of commitment and a measure of tenacity, since genealogical research is always a work in progress.

An example of this process involves the family of Mrs. Joan P. Caton Anthony, who has called Warrenton home since moving here from Northern Virginia with her late husband, Robert, in 2004.

A former federal administrative judge, Mrs. Anthony retired in June 2014 after 34 years of government service. She is known locally as a member of the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals, as a Eucharistic Minister for St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, a member of the Cedar Run Garden Club, and the Fauquier Court House Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.

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Mrs. Joan Caton Anthony, of Warrenton, holds a copy of the family coat-of-arms dating back to the 15th century. The motto, Cautus matuit foveam lupus, translates as,‘The cautious wolf avoids the snares.’

the past 40 years, he has traced the Caton line in England as far back as the Norman Conquest (1066), and also learned that Catons fought in King Richard Lion Heart’s Third Crusade (1189-1192), and as archers at the Battle of Agincourt (1415), under King Henry V. The first Catons came to the colonies in the early 1700s, settling first in Delaware, and later moving south to Virginia. Counting the current youngest generation, the Caton family has been in America for 11 generations.

Robert Caton Sr. (born c. 1730) owned a plantation near the Potomac River, in the area that became part of Stafford or King George counties. He served in the British Army and remained loyal to the Crown during the Revolution, likely because he was benefitting from the status quo. But his sons John (b. 1760) and Robert Jr. (1761-1815) embraced the revolutionary cause and joined the Continental Army in 1775.

After the Revolution, Robert Jr. and John settled in New York State, where they both settled into lives as farmers and preachers – Robert as a Quaker, and John as a Baptist. It is known that Robert Sr. likely lost his plantation on the Potomac during the Revolution, and was living in Culpeper County – with his one remaining slave – as

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late as 1787. Because his sons stayed in the North, it’s unlikely that he ever saw them again after they went to war.

THE CIVIL WAR During the next great conflict – the, American Civil War – two of the Catons great-great-grandfathers served in the Union Army, and both spent time in Warrenton and Fauquier County.

Martin Caton (1827-1908), grandson of Robert Caton Jr. and son of James Hall Caton (b. 1785) enlisted in the 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. On the maternal side, Sgt. Enos Cook Kennedy (1838-1900) was a member of the 8th Illinois Cavalry.

The 142nd was formed in August 1862, as a result of Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s second major call-up for troops to fight in the Civil War. Volunteers came from ten counties across Pennsylvania.

Martin Caton and his brother Elias (d.

1862) had tried to enlist in Lincoln’s first call for soldiers in 1861, but were turned away due to the large turnout. At the time, both were schoolteacher-farmers in Somerset County, Pa., just above the MasonDixon Line. Undeterred, the brothers joined the Petroleum Guards, the local militia company based in Berlin, Pa. }

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The army of Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside camped in Warrenton prior to the Battle of Fredericksburg. In this photo, taken on Nov. 10, 1862, are standing (from left): Brig. Gen. Marsena M. Patrick, Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero, Brig. Gen. John B. Parke, an aide, Maj. Gen. Burnside, Brig. Gen. John Cochrane and Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis. Seated, from left: Brig. Gen. Henry C. Hunt, Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, Maj. Gen. Darius N. Couch, Brig.

Gen. Orlando B. Willcox and Brig. Gen. John Buford. Courtesy of John Q. Piper of Hume, a great-great-grandson of Gen. Sturgis.

Elias was the more ideological of the two brothers. He believed strongly in the abolition of slavery and became a private in Company F of the 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on Aug. 12, 1862, when the Petroleum Guards was incorporated into the regiment. His wife had died a year before, leaving him with two minor sons, William and Emanuel. But he felt so strongly in the cause that he enlisted, and a guardian was appointed to take care of the boys during his absence.

Martin joined the 142nd a week after his brother, and on Aug. 25, 1862 left his wife Susannah (1830-1911) and their five children, ages five months to 14 years, to go to war. At the time, the family owned three properties around Somerset, which they farmed. Martin’s reason to fight was different; he answered the call in order to do his part to preserve the Union. Since he was able to read and write, he was elected a sergeant in Company F of the 142nd.

About half of the regiment was made up of recent German immigrants. Commanding the regiment was Col. Robert Cummins, a veteran of the war who had led the first group of Somerset volunteers as captain of Co. A, 10th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Corps.

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fortifications for Fort Stephens, outside of the capital.

The regiment first saw the effects of war in September when they were moved to Frederick, Md., following the Battle of Antietam. There, they set up army field hospital tents and tended to the wounded through late October 1862.

Assigned to the First Corps, Army of the Potomac, the 142nd advanced toward the Confederate army, which had pulled back into Virginia. Crossing the Potomac River at Berlin, Va. (present-day Lovettsville), they continued south toward Warrenton. They soon received word that Pres. Lincoln had replaced Gen. George B. McClellan with Gen. Ambrose Burnside as the commander of the Army of the Potomac.

Burnside’s strategy was to end the war by capturing Richmond, and planned to launch his attack on the Confederate capital by first taking Fredericksburg.

The 142nd spent the rest of November bivouacked near Warrenton. There were brief skirmishes along the Hazel River and near Amissville, but no movement toward Fredericksburg until late in the month.

FIRST BLOOD: THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG Following a series of probing actions, Union troops were issued three days rations and ordered to move out on Dec. 11, 1862.

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Movements were covered by a heavy fog early the following morning, and the 142nd crossed the pontoon bridge over Deep Run Creek.

By 9 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 12, the 142nd formed a line along the Fredericksburg-Bowling Green road. They were deployed in support of an artillery battery on Prospect Hill, facing the Confederate defenses.

Col. Cummins, who had been ill and absent from the march, arrived unexpectedly and was given a rousing cheer. At about that moment, a Confederate battery opened fire and exploding shells caused the first combat casualties suffered by the 142nd.

More would come as the regiment crossed the RF&P railroad tracks and charged up the higher ground as the Confederates pulled back. Ordered to fix bayonets and charge, they actually broke through the Confederate lines. It was during the charge that Pvt. Elias Caton was shot in the chest and killed.

But the attack soon slowed, and Rebels under Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson counterattacked. In the fierce fighting that followed, waves of Confederates tore into the Union flank. Although the officer in command of the reserves was ordered by Gen. George Meade to send his men into battle to support them, he refused, and the 142nd and other units on the line were driven back.

“That was when the battle could have turned,” according to Joseph Caton. “Right at that moment.” A letter written to the family by Lt. Joseph Heffley of Co. F of the 142nd described the desperate situation, and the death of Elias: “About two miles below Fredericksburg, while the Regiment was advancing on the Rebel works under heavy fire… Elias Caton was hit in the breast and fell. The Regiment still advanced about 100 yards, and after some firing, was ordered back, and when it came past where Elias Caton was lying, we found him dead.” His body was not recovered, and it is assumed that he was buried in a mass grave by the Confederates.

The 142nd suffered nearly 50 percent casualties in the battle, with losses due to death, wounds or capture totaling 243 men.

Sgt. Martin Caton survived the battle, which became known as the “Slaughter Pen,” due to the number of casualties on both sides.

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Below: Winter quarters of the 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteers during 1862-63 were at Belle Plain on the Rappahannock River east of Fredericksburg. It was a major Union supply depot during the Civil War.

Above: Painting of the scene that became known as the ‘Slaughter Pen’ during the Battle of Fredericksburg where the 142nd su†ered nearly 50 percent casualties, including Pvt. Elias Caton, brother of Sgt. Martin Caton. Shown in foreground are members of the 151th Pennsylvania (Zouaves), which also su†ered many casualties in the battle.

of the ravine they had occupied two days before, and on the night of Dec. 15, 1862, retreated across the pontoon bridge. They camped about two miles from the river before moving to the Union supply depot at Belle Plain Landing, where they set up winter quarters.

Their respite would be brief, as in January they had to endure Burnside’s infamous “Mud March” on Richmond. After a month, the 142nd returned to Belle Plain, and in February, Burnside resigned his command and was replaced by Gen. Joseph Hooker.

In early May, the 142nd participated in the closing actions of the Battle of Chancellorsville. They captured over 100 Confederate soldiers and killed about 20, suffering no casualties.

From May 7 until June 12, 1863, the 142nd was in quarters below Falmouth, Va. and at White Oak Church. When it was learned that Gen. Robert E. Lee was planning to invade their home state of Pennsylvania, they were ordered north, marching along the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Bealeton Station.

THE 142ND AT GETTYSBURG The arduous pace lasted through the last half of June, and the 142nd arrived in Jefferson, Md. on June 26, 1863. In the meantime, the Confederates had invaded York and Chambersburg, Pa., and had set out for the capital at Harrisburg, and ultimately Philadelphia. {

Gen. George Meade had been put in command of the Army of the Potomac in late June, and ordered the First, Third and Eleventh Corps to meet the approaching enemy at Gettysburg.

On July 1, 1863, the 142nd and other units in the brigade commanded by Col. Chapman Biddle were about seven miles from Gettysburg when the battle began.

Marching double-time, they reached the scene at about 11 a.m. Moving under enemy fire, they approach the crest of McPherson’s Ridge, where they were taken under artillery fire by the 47th and 52nd North Carolina.

Under orders by Brig. Gen. T. A. Rowley, who was reportedly drunk at the time, Col. Biddle launched an attack on the North Carolinians, but was beaten back. When four fresh Confederate brigades joined the action, the 142nd retreated through Gettysburg toward Cemetery Hill. Scattered and pursued by the Rebels, Sgt. Martin Caton and several of his comrades were captured in the town.

For them, the battle was over, but for the rest of the regiment, the fighting continued for two more days. The Union army was ultimately victorious, but by the time the battle was over, the 142nd suffered 141 killed or wounded, and 70 missing or captured. Among those killed was Col. Cummins, who was mortally wounded during the futile charge against the 47th North Carolina and died the next day.

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south, passing through Middleburg, Va., where they camped for two days. “As a retaliatory measure for the Confederate army’s treatment of the people of York, Pennsylvania, the citizens of Middleburg were required to furnish the men of the 142nd and the other companies of Biddle’s brigade with fresh bread,” according to James W. Downey in his Master of Arts thesis, “A Lethal Tour of Duty,” submitted to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1995).

After leaving Middleburg, the 142nd marched to Warrenton, where they established a camp and assisted in the repair of the O&ARR tracks to Remington Station.

IMPRISONMENT AND PAROLE In the meantime, Sgt. Martin Caton and nine other Union prisoners were marched south into Maryland with the Confederate rear guard, and then down the Shenandoah Valley. They passed through Winchester to Staunton, where they were put on a train headed to Richmond.

The prisoners arrived in Richmond on July 22, and stayed briefly at the Castle Thunder prison before being taken to the Belle Isle prison in the James River. A fellow prisoner, Sgt. Jacob J. Zorn, noticed that Martin was ill, and convinced the Confederate surgeon at the camp that Martin’s sickness was contagious, and that he should be paroled.

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two men got paroles immediately, and were sent on a train to City Point,” according to Joseph Caton. “The parole agreement stated that they would not be combatants anymore.” They were confined at Camp Parole near Annapolis, Md. for two months awaiting a prisoner exchange, which did not happen. Tired of waiting, in October 1863, they simply walked out of the camp and returned to their regiment, paying a $30 fine for deserting the parole camp.

Sgts. Caton and Zorn served on active duty for the rest of the war. During the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864,

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Martin was badly wounded in the forearm.

He was evacuated by hospital ship to Carver Hospital in Washington, D.C. and later taken by train to the 4,000-bed Mower U.S. Hospital in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia.

Martin was discharged from the hospital on June 4, 1864, and given a month’s leave to return to his family and recuperate. It was a bittersweet time, as less than a week before he got home, Susannah had been forced to sell one of their farms in order to have money to live on.

He returned to his regiment on July 11, 1864, and over the next eight months participated in a series of battles during the Petersburg Campaign. It was while he was at Petersburg that his nephew, William Caton, 13-year-old son of Elias, caught up with the regiment. He wanted to enlist, hoping to avenge his father’s death. William was actually too young to serve, but stayed with the unit for about two months before being sent home at Martin’s insistence.

The last battle fought by the 142nd was on April 1, 1865, at Five Forks. An overwhelming force under Union Gen. Phil Sheridan defeated the troops under Gen. George Pickett, and cut the last Confederate supply line to Gen. Robert E. Lee’s army.

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the weapons and equipment surrendered by the Confederates. From there, they participated in a march through the streets of Richmond, and then on to the Grand Review that took place in Washington, D.C. on May 23, 1865.

They were mustered-out on May 29, 1865, and the 142nd boarded a train for Harrisburg, their last movement as an organized unit. From there, Martin headed home. But what awaited him there?

Because it cost more in taxes and hired labor than their farm could produce, the previous February Susannah had been forced to sell their last piece of property.

With nothing to keep them in Pennsylvania, Martin and his family moved to Blue Grass in Fulton County, Indiana near the home of Susannah’s brother, Noah Dively. The Catons lived in a chicken coop owned by Martin’s employer until they got back on their feet. The situation improved after Martin got a job as a schoolteacher, and resumed farming. He also put his skills as a negotiator to work, building a second career as a mediator. According to family tradition, Martin would often mediate his neighbors’ disputes at his kitchen table.

His health failing, in 1906 Martin was admitted to the National Military Home in Grant County, Indiana, where he died of kidney failure in August 1908. He was buried in the Salem Cemetery in Fulton County, Indiana.

Part 2, to be published in January, deals with the life and military service of Sgt. Enos Cook Kennedy, who served in the 8th Illinois Cavalry. His regiment had picket duty along the Rappahannock River, camped at Melrose Castle and outside of Warrenton, and fought at Beverly Ford and the epic cavalry battle at Brandy Station. ❖

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Hors d’oeuvres These are perfect when celebrating with light snacks:

Salads

Try these to showcase the garden’s bounty without overpowering:

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Turkey

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he phrase “mens sana in corpore sano” freely translated from Latin meaning “a healthy mind in a healthy body,” is a well known motto guiding the world of sports.

Forgotten, however, is the whole quotation of Rome’s most powerful satirist and poet Juvenal who said, “Let us pray that there might be a healthy mind in a healthy body.”

In today’s complex and confusing world, we need all the help we can get to keep a healthy mind in a healthy body, and nothing can accomplish this better than a long hike in the woods.

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Outdoor hiking puts you in control of your workouts. You decide how much and for how long. You decide the scenery and choose your terrain. Starting out slowly and increasing your workout gradually ought to keep your joy of exercising alive and growing. Hiking is inexpensive and living in Northern Virginia offers plenty of wonderful hiking spots nearby.

Outdoor hiking can get you in great physical shape. It can be a powerful cardio workout improving blood pressure and blood sugar levels, lowering the risk of heart disease, boosting your bone density, and toning your glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings and many micro muscles.

Hiking strengthens your core, improves balance and helps control weight. With a pack on your back, you can build strength in your upper body. With trekking poles, you burn about thirty percent more

Andreas A. Keller is an avid hiker, backpacker and a Charter Member of Boots ’n Beer. He can be reached at aakeller@mac.com. Should hiking not be your portal to health and happiness but you would like to support Boots ’n Beer Charities without breaking a sweat, you can help us with every purchase you make through Amazon. Go to smile. amazon.com and designate Boots N Beer Charities as the charity you support. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases. We are grateful for your contribution. Thank you.

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Outdoor hiking is natural to humans, it connects us with earth and nature, rejuvenates and energizes our bodies, minds and spirits — bringing peace and balance into our hectic modern lives.

Forest walking, especially, is becoming known worldwide as the most gentle and efficient healer of our bodies and minds. It positively affects our innermost chemistry down to our very genes.

Hiking with a group or a friend makes it fun and often entertaining, particularly when hiking with likeminded people. It is sure to make you feel better. Hiking in a group of nature enthusiasts can grow beyond the momentary happiness of the hike by building long-term friendships and keeping you ‘on the trail,’ sticking with your wellness goals. Over time, hiking will become your new and exciting lifestyle.

No better or inspirational lifestyle advice was ever given to students than when Professor Edward Albee said:

“One final paragraph of advice: Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast … a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it is still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space.

Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to the body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards.” ❖

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Advanced Open MRI Technology Meets Comfort

Fauquier Hospital’s new Open MRI delivers advanced imaging capability to help your physician make definitive diagnoses. The system is designed to help maximize comfort for patients, including larger patients and those with mobility difficulties. Parents will appreciate the easy access for comforting a child during an MRI. When you need an MRI, experience the balance of advanced technology and comfort at Fauquier Health.

To schedule an appointment, call (540) 316-5800.

fauquierhealth.org/MRI