Mortimer Bainbridge Ruggles

[Laurie Verge]

A name like that could only be topped by a cousin being named Absalom Ruggles Bainbridge!

The following story of locating and marking the Ruggles grave appeared several months ago in the Surratt Courier. The gentleman responsible for the search and tombstone is a Life Member of the Surratt Society - Mr. Seymour Osborne.

If you have not seen the story, go here for a SCV newsletter piece on it:

http://nycscv.org/confederate-grave-disc...ong-island

Mr. Osborne was also instrumental in locating and marking the grave of Absalom Ruggles Bainbridge. He laughs that he is a Yankee marking TWO Confederate graves. All must be forgotten after all.