These photos were taken at the reenactment commemorating the
140th Anniversary of the Battle of Sharpsburg in Sharpsburg, Maryland.
September 14, 2002

Above is Gene Atkins with his cousins who are re-enactors.
Gwen Adkins Denson works for the Sutler, The Jeweler's Daughter and
Cody Fox is with the 26th North Carolina.
Gene and Gwen are
descendants of 2nd Liet. Wilson Adkins and
Cody is a
descendant of 2nd Liet. David W. Adkins.
Wilson and David Adkins were brothers and were members of Company G, 29th North Carolina.

Photo below is of my wife and myself with our grandson Thomas William Black
taken October 2003
He was born 9th of April 2003

Below Mary holding her newest son
John  Dewayne born 1st June 2004

Mary Elizabeth Atkins Black
Gene's daughter on her graduation from Kings Mountain High
Class of 1994

Below is
Gwen Adkins Denson and Jeffrey Charles Denson
upon his graduation from Berklee College of Music
in Boston, MA on May 11, 2002.