Civil War brings 'Philistines' & hope for 'that better land' by Stanley Nelson - posted Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 @ 7:50 am  E-mail Story |  Print Story  From Ingleside Plantation in Tensas Parish on Friday, July 17, 1863, a son wrote his mother: "I am just on the wing, to start west, & may not have another opportunity to communicate with you again, for a long time. The Philistines are upon us – all around us, devastating & destroying as they go. Lizzie & I are both feeble folk & but little able to work for our large family. If we loose our negroes I don't know what we will do. If we stay here, we are bound to loose every thing, & perhaps be outraged & insulted, beside…" ..... For the full story, subscribe to the The Franklin Sun's NEW E-Edition!