Seen the Glory

Company

National Park Service

Price

$11.99

Source

Official Store

The name Mark Thrash lives on as legend for good reason. He was a folklore institution even during Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park’s earliest days, regaling park visitors at his cabin on site with anecdotes and reminiscences about local history and Civil War notables he had met. In his 123 years, Thrash was married 5 times, had 29 children, and, as a park employee from 1893-1922, was the oldest person ever on the United States Government payroll and then pension—when he retired at the age of 101. In Seen the Glory, Addison examines the man behind the white apron…