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“Mrs. Ripley and her husband lived on a Mississippi River plantation four miles below Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After the fall of New Orleans and the fighting around Baton Rouge, the Ripley’s fled to Texas. Sending some of their slaves ahead, they set…

“Summer of 1864. Lynchburg, Virginia. A determined lady’s experiences during a Union attack on her home and Lynchburg.”

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“1861-1865. Western North Carolina. A young wife shares her memories of the war years in “the valley of the Tucakaseega River.” In Jackson County, North Carolina.”

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“1860-August 2, 1865. Visiting in Abingdon, VA, when the war began, Hardin helped prepare soldiers for battle. Returning home to Harrodsburg, KY, she passed through Unionist East Tennessee. She found Nashville dull after the exhilaration of being…
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