Rebel Spirit Evidence for the continuity of consciousness By Ian C Baillie PhD 1 Dedication For my daughter Harriet and in Memory of Margery Baillie Kell, "Lil' May" 1867 to 1873 2 Contents Acknowledgements Foreword by Dr Norman C Delaney Part One: Accessing the Past Introduction Chapter One: Baillie Chapter Two: Norman Chapter Three: Letters Chapter Four: Rosie-Mary -Gazing into the looking glass of time I spied a familiar reflection -Every picture tells a story -Windows in time -Emotion is the language of the soul -The story has a life of its own Part Two: Baillie Returns Chapter Five: Shadows Chapter Six: Gunpowder Chapter Seven: Horses Chapter Eight: Women Chapter Nine: Railroads Chapter Ten: University Chapter Eleven: Commission Chapter Twelve: Miracle Chapter Thirteen: Photograph Chapter Fourteen: Some answers Chapter Fifteen: Puzzle solved Chapter Sixteen: Squaring the Matrix Afterword Appendices Bibliography 3 Acknowledgements would like to thanks the many people who have made this project come to fruition, not least my dear long suffering wife Pauline and daughter Harriet. They have had to live with I this forever and yet they have managed to maintain a sense of humour through out. It is not easy living with husband and father who is so single minded in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding and I publicly salute my two angels for putting up with me. Next I would like to thank Rosie Lagrue, nee Rose-Mary O'Sullivan, without whom I would still be struggling in the dark as to the real nub of Baillie's problem. She has selflessly given of her valuable time and effort in bringing about the complete accessing of my memories. Incredibly we were to find that this is also very much her story, as she has the sub-conscious memory of Mary Sullivan, Baillie's fiancée from 1870. The next in line of fire completing the trio of time travellers in this tale is Dr Norman C Delaney, I owe Norman everything for he found the picture of Baillie and there would be no story at all except for that priceless find. I may now rest easy for the remainder of my days here in the matrix, because of that one act. Amazingly Norman was to find himself in the story too. For in meeting and shaking hands with him on January 24, 2001, the matrix was squared. Baillie was emotionally reunited with his spiritual brother and the wounds of old were healed for all time. With regard to uncovering the physical details of Baillie's past I would like to thank especially, Ashley Pollette and Tommy Houston for being fountains of knowledge and guardians of the sacred archive. Without their special knowledge and web expertise I would not have been able to piece together so quickly the story of the 5th Georgia Volunteer Cavalry, CSA. For sheer academic rigour I would like to thank Buddy Sullivan, Darien historian par excellence , Director of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve and custodian of the mystic isle with its haunting lighthouse. Buddy's book Early Days on the Georgia Tidewater proved to be an invaluable source for corroborating my memories and I shall be forever indebted to him. I would also like to thank Ann Davis of Darien for helping in my first days of contact with home and for the wonderfully moving exchange of information that took place on this last visit in February 2001, a very special moment. Next is Ian Lekus of the Rare Book, Manuscript, & Special Collections Library, Duke University, Durham NC. Thank you for persevering and sending copies of all the documents asked for in the Kell Papers collection. Myers Brown and Linda Bitley of the Atlanta History Center for their generous help in providing extensive details of the 5th Georgia flag held in the museum. With regard to our recent research trip I would like to thank Alice and Andrew Blake for discovering Baillie's grave and Rocky Knoll. Also for their love of history, knowledge and generous welcome in making both Roger Lewis and myself at home in Griffin. Sherry K. Husak, Superintendent and Carol D Bishop, Administrative Secretary of Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Georgia for helping to gain Baillie a new veteran's headstone, paid for by the Federal Government no less! Alice Pounds, President of the James S. Boynton Chapter 222, United Daughters of the Confederacy and her husband Ronnie Pounds, of the John McIntosh Kell Camp #107, Sons of Confederate Veterans, for sponsoring and dedicating with fellow members the new headstone. Also Bill Lindsey, his lovely wife Susan and the good folks of Barnesville, Georgia for entering into the spirit of trip and providing the cannon shoot, a fitting way for Baillie to celebrate being back in Georgia. Thanks to Maggie and Rodney page for allowing us to use their grounds and for the stainless banner. The ambience and sheer elegance was supplied by our hosts Fred and Terry Crane at the Historic Tarleton Oaks Bed and Breakfast, Barnesville for the unforgettable experience of a lifetime; Gateway to a bygone era…where Southern hospitality is not gone with the wind! And not forgetting 4 Brigadier Truman Boyle of the Georgia State Patrol for his warmth of friendship and kindness. Finally on this side of the pond I would like to say a very big thank you to my dear friend and colleague Linda Forster, who kindly used her expertise to type up the original script from my verbal notes. Also a special thank you to my long-term fellow modelling enthusiast, mentor and co-conspirator in toy soldiering, Major (retired) Roger C H Lewis. Roger kindly acted as photographer and kindred spirit on our recent field trip, January-February 2001. But his influence, enthusiasm for things military and invaluable friendship go way back to my early days at Dover College Preparatory School, Folkestone, Kent; where my research into all this began in earnest. I would also like to thank Maria @ Barnyard Stables, Mystole near Canterbury for the loan of Claudia. Lee Prescott and Jackie Pierce of Warhorse Trading Post, Dover, Kent for supplying such superbly accurate uniforms and equipment. Telephone : UK 01304 823341 5 Foreword By Dr Norman C Delaney hen Ian Baillie first contacted me through the Internet, little did I realise the bizarre consequences that would follow. Dr. Baillie is a teacher and a scientist who has an W ability to perceive dimensions that most of us are unable to do. He has painstakingly researched the life of a long dead Confederate soldier and in essence has brought him back to life. The result is this remarkable book. Dr. Baillie asks only that the reader remain open minded to the possibility of the transference of subconscious memory from one individual to another physical person in another time. If this seems incredible let Dr. Baillie the scientist take you on a compelling journey into both the past and the present. As for myself, I am delighted to be a part of this amazing story. After our correspondence began, I was able to furnish Dr. Baillie with information from my own research more than 30 years back. During the period 1964 to 1966, I had hand copied a great deal of the correspondence of the Kell family of McIntosh County, Georgia while working on my doctoral dissertation at Duke University in North Carolina. It turned out that I had an abundance of material I never used, but had filed away until contacted by Dr. Baillie. Was it a coincidence that eventually brought us in contact? There are times when I wonder. My own background is historic New England, Lynn, Massachusetts, where I lived during my early years. Even as a boy I was intrigued with history and was amazed to learn about the events that had taken place in the very area where I lived. History became even more personal when I learned that my great-grandfather had served two enlistments as a Yankee soldier during the Civil War. Although only a private who never fought in any of the great Civil War battles, Lowell Mason became my introduction to the Tragic Era of American history. In addition to the pictures I had of him in uniform, I also obtained his enlistment papers and even his U.S. army issued Springfield muzzle-loader. While still in high school, I began collecting Civil War artifacts, which at that time could be obtained at a very low price. At a Marblehead antique shop I purchased two Civil War swords for $5 each, one a decorative staff officer's sword and the other an 1840 model cavalry sabre, the so-called "wrist-breaker". During the same period, I became a member of the Lynn chapter of the Sons of Union 6 Veterans, the only youth in a group of elderly men, one of whom had served in the Spanish- American War! At our monthly meetings it was awesome to realise that Lowell Mason had once attended his Grand Army of the Republic meetings in the very same hall on Andrew Street and that his picture was included among the scores of other members lining the walls. After graduating from high school, I spent four years at nearby Salem Teachers College, determined to become a history teacher. But it wasn't until Graduate School at Boston University that I was finally able to take specialised courses in Civil War history. With my MA degree I was able to teach history at the college level, but I looked forward to the time when I could continue studies for a Ph.D.