​The portrait above is of Mildred Short Goodrich who was born  November 20, 1803 in Mecklenburg Co. Virginia. She married John C. Goodrich Sr. on September 1st, 1831 in Williamson, Tennessee. They settled in Fayetteville afterwards. John and Mildred had seven children. John died on November 23, 1857. Three of their sons were in the Confederate Army: John C. Goodrich Jr. Pvt. Huggins Light Artillery, George Jones Goodrich Pvt. Huggins Light Artillery, James Fulton Goodrich, Pvt. Co. C. 41st Tennessee Infantry. After the War Between the States, their youngest daughter Agnes Elizabeth Goodrich married Thomas Cheatham Little who had served in Forrest’s Escort and later was a General in the United Confederate Veterans. In the 1860 census, John R. Massey was living with Mildred Goodrich’s son John Goodrich Jr. and his wife Christina who was also John R. Massey’s sister. The census has Mildred’s house as dwelling number 1547 and John’s as 1552, so they lived very close to each other. It is obvious from this information that the Massey and Goodrich families were very close. After SCV Camp No. 152 namesake John R. Massey was murdered on July 15, 1864 along with William Pickett and Frank Burrows, Mildred Goodrich had their bodies taken to her store on the West side of the square downtown Fayetteville. The next day Massey and Burrows were buried in the Goodrich family plot at the Old City cemetery. They were shot close to the Goodrich house, probably to intimidate Mildred and her family. This portrait was donated to and is on display at the Lincoln County museum,  by a descendent of Agnes and T. C. Little.  We are fortunate to have this image of such an important and fine Southern lady. Deo Vindice.