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General David Hunter's Sack of Lexington, Virginia, June 10-14, 1864: An Account by Rose Page Pendleton

“June 10-14, 1864. Lexington, Virginia. The daughter of Brigadier General William Nelson Pendleton related how the women and children faced uncertainty and terror five days after the Federals came to their proud town.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:1864, era:Civil War, he:Sack of Lexington VA, loc:Lexington VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1975, su:civilian, su:female experience, su:local history, su:occupation, su:southern, su:warfront, ts:memory

Letters of John Letcher to J. Hierholzer, 1864-1865

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“November 3, 1864-May 16, 1865. Lexington, Virginia. The former governor of Virginia described the effects of the war in the valley and his own opinions of the combat, in three letters to a merchant in Richmond.”

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1864, era:1865, era:Civil War, loc:Lexington VA, su:civilian, su:occupation, su:political, su:southern, su:warfront, ts:correspondence

LETTERS OF THE KOLLOCK AND ALLIED FAMILIES, 1826-1884. Part IV

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Lexington VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1950, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:economics, su:homefront, su:local history, su:plantation, su:political, su:slavery, su:southern, ts:correspondence

LETTERS OF THE KOLLOCK AND ALLIED FAMILIES, 1826-1884. Part V

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:Civil War, loc:Lexington VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1950, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:economics, su:homefront, su:local history, su:plantation, su:political, su:slavery, su:southern, ts:correspondence

Memories of a Long life in Virginia

“Much on CSA, knew Lee and Jackson.”

Tags: au:female, au:southern, era:antebellum, era:Civil War, era:postwar, loc:Lexington VA, loc:Virginia, pd:1920, su:civilian, su:daily life, su:enslaved, su:family narrative, su:female experience, su:homefront, su:occupation, su:plantation, su:slavery, su:southern, ts:autobiography

Unionists in Rockbridge County: The Correspondence of James Dorman Davidson concerning the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861

Tags: au:male, au:southern, era:1860, era:antebellum, era:Civil War, loc:Lexington VA, loc:Rockbridge County VA, loc:Shenandoah Valley, loc:Virginia, pd:1965, su:homefront, su:northern perspective, su:political, su:seccession, su:union, ts:correspondence

War Spirit at the Virginia Military Institute

“Spring 1861. Lexington, Virginia. A former cadet proudly describes the deep Southern feelings at UMI as the war approached.”

Tags: au:confederate, au:male, era:1861, era:Civil War, loc:Lexington VA, loc:Virginia, loc:Virginia Military Institute, pd:1914, su:confederate, su:military, su:seccession, su:unionist, ts:memory

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