Rebecca Wright: Quaker teacher, Union spy
Rebecca M. Wright (1838-1914) was a young teacher from a Quaker family living in Winchester, Virginia. She spent at leastContinue Reading
Month: August 2019
The Burning Raid from a Union 7th Michigan Cavalry point of view
The Civil War “Burning Raid” was carried out over five days, during the end of November/beginning of December 1864. Farms,Continue Reading
Marriage, Reconstruction style
A remarkable event occurred in the tiny village of Lincoln, Virginia on September 3, 1866: Alexandria, Va Sept. 3rd 1866Continue Reading
Elizabeth Janney: “a precious woman”
Elizabeth Janney, like most 19th century women, didn’t leave many public records. However, we can learn something about her lifeContinue Reading
Thomas Brown and Phebe Nichols Brown
Quakers Thomas and Phebe Brown with their three children, Samuel (1837-1911), William (1839-1922) and Mary Hannah (1842-1910), lived at CirclevilleContinue Reading
Nest of Abolitionists 