William Thomas Overby was born on this site in the 1840s. He enlisted on May 31, 1861, in Company A, 7th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. He later served with the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Mosby’s Rangers, and took part in many raids that harassed the enemy. On Friday, September 23, 1864, Overby and five other Rangers were captured at Front Royal, Virginia. He was offered his freedom if he would reveal the hiding place of Mosby’s Rangers, but he refused and was hanged without the benefit of a trial. He lay down his life for his friends.