Barbara,

I don't know anything about Rommel and Culpeper, but during my tenure as
Director of Bedford Main Street, Inc. in Bedford, VA, the county court
house was undergoing renovation. As a part of this, two stone monuments
from France were lifted and re-set. A small time capsule in a glass jar
(dating to 1954 [the 10-year anniversary of D-Day) was uncovered. In it,
among other things, were a few uniform parts (collar insignia, I think)
formerly owned by Rommel. The items were turned over either to the National
D Day Memorial Foundation or the Bedford City/County Museum. I always
wondered how something of Rommel's got to Virginia...I'm not sure if this
story is connected to yours or not.

W. Scott Breckinridge Smith
Lynchburg, VA

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS <
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> In a recent conversation, my husband heard that the German general Erwin
> Rommel,who was interested in the Civil War, especially Stonewall Jackson,
> visited the US in the 1930s and spent some time in Culpeper. Does anyone
> know if this is true and/or where I might find information about it.
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