The Eden Preservation Society is a volunteer group focused on preserving the historic heritage of Eden and Rockingham County, NC.
Thomas R. Sharp
Thomas Robinson Sharp
THOMAS ROBINSON SHARP
 was the subject of a Civil War Symposium held in Eden, NC on June 25, 2011.
With his family, Tom Sharp spent the last 30 or so years of his life on a large
farm in what later became the Draper section of Eden. He and his wife and
daughter Julia are buried here.



SHARP INSIGHTS:
The Story of Thomas Robinson Sharp
Mastermind of the Great Train Raid of 1861
        The speakers at the Symposium were as follows:

        Opening Remarks - Melissa Whitten
        Thomas Robinson Sharp 1834-1861 - Melissa Whitten
        The Great Train Raid of 1861 - Art Candenquist
        The Centreville Railroad - Art Candenquist
        Remainder of Civil War Career - David Bright
        Thomas Robinson Sharp 1863-1880 - Melissa Whitten
        The Danville, Mocksville & Southwestern Railroad - Bob Carter
        1880 - Sharp's death and closing remarks - Melissa Whitten

        If you missed the symposium and would like to purchase a set of the Audio CD's
        recorded during the talks, please contact Julie at: Eden Historical Museum

        Please call (336) 623-0773 or email us to reserve your set! Supply is limited!

        Cost of the 6-CD set is $15.00 plus $5.00 S&H.
        Make check payable to:
        Eden Historical Museum
        656 Washington Street
        Eden, NC 27288



The Symposium was presented by:
The Eden Preservation Society
The Eden Historical Museum
The Rockingham County Historical Society Museum and Archives

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THOMAS R. SHARP:
Under Stonewall Jackson, Capt. Thomas Sharp masterminded one of the great railroad heists of all time.
On May 24, 1861, soldiers began to seize some 40 locomotives and nearly 400 railroad cars they had
accumulated and relocated them 130 miles over land.
Read more about The Great Train Raid of 1861 - Strasburg, Virginia.

Thomas R. Sharp, A Brief Bio

 Jackson's Operations Against the B&O Railroad - Wikipedia article.

 Civil War Diary of Thomas R. Sharp

 Thomas R. Sharp's tombstone in Lawson Cemetery in Eden, NC.

 Tombstones of Thomas R. Sharp's wife Gertrude and daughter Julia at Church of the Epiphany Cemetery in Eden, NC.

 Mort Kunstler's paintings depicting the Great Train Raid:
Jackson Commandeers the Railroad, Iron Horses, Men of Steel, and there is a third painting
entitled Heavy Traffic on the Valley Pike, Strasburg, Va., which shows Capt. Sharp.

A Sharp Look at the Civil War, News & Record, May 29, 2011

Rockingham County Museums Host Civil War Symposium, GoDanRiver.com - June 29, 2011

Eden Preservation Society
P.O. Box 2201
Eden, NC 27289-2201