Quote:
So bitter was the sentiments against the Union-loving element that in 1862 the flower of the population of Comfort and surroundings was murdered on the banks of the Nueces. Their bones bleached the ground for years, till after the war they were gathered and they sleep today under a monument erected to their memory in the town of Comfort. . . .
What does "flower" mean in this context? I have my ideas, but I need expert minds looking at this.
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth460183/?q=%22Henry%20Heinen%22%20comfort
Henry J. Heinen is my 2nd Great-Grandfather on my dad's maternal side.
This post is for Cretaceous Level Subscribers only.