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| Year: | April 1988 |
| Title: | A Civil War Letter |
| Journal: | The Rockingham Recorder |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 34-38 |
| Keywords: | 1. Yancey, Mary, 1810-1905. 2. Gibbons, Frances C., 1833-1920. 3. Ashby, Turner, 1828-1862. 4. Valley Campaign of 1862 - Personal narratives. |
| Abstract: | Text of a letter dated June 20, 1862 from Mary (Polly) Gibbons Yancey to her sister, Frances (Fanny) Cornelia Gibbons. Discussion includes Rockingham County battles in the 1862 Valley Campaign. Turner Ashby's death is noted. Pictures of the two women are included. |
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