There are many soldiers in Mount Hope Cemetery from the Civil War to more recent conflicts. Most are regular gravestones, but some are the slim white marble ones tinged in green algae, and sometimes other colors that shine against the white. One in particular caught my attention. Maybe because it stood tall and alone, but the inscription was unique as well. It reads: Morris Byron Hughes Pvt. SATC Vanderbilt University March 11 1937. The Student Army Training Corps was created shortly before World War I. Vanderbilt medical students who were part of the SATC went along with enlisted soldiers to areas around the nation and one unit even served in France in 1918.
I haven’t been able to track down whether or not Byron was one of those students. As a young husband, Byron lost his wife Martha in 1931 at the age of 30 after months of illness. Six years later, Byron died at age 38. His death has me mystified, too. The place of his death is listed as Southern Train, Johnson City, TN. The Southern Railway had a depot in Johnson City, but I can’t find any record of a death there on March 11th 1937. It’s a mystery how he died at such a young age, and why a train is listed as the place of death. Maybe one day I’ll be able to find the records that explain it.
Soldier’s Rest commemorates all the soldiers at Mount Hope, but tells the tale of a student soldier, young widower, and the mysterious death of Morris Byron Hughes Pvt. SATC Vanderbilt University 1898-1937
Framed artwork comes complete with 2 inch white mat and hanging hardware. Choose your frame color and you are ready to add it to any room in your home.
Framed Dimensions:
18×12 -23.75" X 17.75"
36×24 - 41.75" X 29.75"
48×32 - 53.75" X 37.75"
There are many soldiers in Mount Hope Cemetery from the Civil War to more recent conflicts. Most are regular gravestones, but some are the slim white marble ones tinged in green algae, and sometimes other colors that shine against the white. One in particular caught my attention. Maybe because it stood tall and alone, but the inscription was unique as well. It reads: Morris Byron Hughes Pvt. SATC Vanderbilt University March 11 1937. The Student Army Training Corps was created shortly before World War I. Vanderbilt medical students who were part of the SATC went along with enlisted soldiers to areas around the nation and one unit even served in France in 1918.
I haven’t been able to track down whether or not Byron was one of those students. As a young husband, Byron lost his wife Martha in 1931 at the age of 30 after months of illness. Six years later, Byron died at age 38. His death has me mystified, too. The place of his death is listed as Southern Train, Johnson City, TN. The Southern Railway had a depot in Johnson City, but I can’t find any record of a death there on March 11th 1937. It’s a mystery how he died at such a young age, and why a train is listed as the place of death. Maybe one day I’ll be able to find the records that explain it.
Soldier’s Rest commemorates all the soldiers at Mount Hope, but tells the tale of a student soldier, young widower, and the mysterious death of Morris Byron Hughes Pvt. SATC Vanderbilt University 1898-1937
Framed artwork comes complete with 2 inch white mat and hanging hardware. Choose your frame color and you are ready to add it to any room in your home.
Framed Dimensions:
18×12 -23.75" X 17.75"
36×24 - 41.75" X 29.75"
48×32 - 53.75" X 37.75"
