Broun, Catherine Barbara Hopkins, 1820-1903
Variant namesCatherine Barbara Broun (1820-1903) lived at Sunny Bank Farm in Middleburg, Va., during and after the turbulent years of the Civil War. She kept a detailed diary during this period, noting the struggles of maintaining the farm despite consistent foraging by both Union and Confederate troops. Broun's eyewitness account describes troop movements in the area, as well as the dispersal of local Confederate units such as Mosby's Rangers at war's end. After the war, Broun continued to manage Sunny Bank Farm until her death. Today, Sunny Bank Farm is a popular location for the Middleburg Hunt.
From the description of Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun, 1862-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 746937174
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Broun, Catherine Barbara Hopkins, 1820-1903. Catherine Barbara Hopkins Broun papers, 1861-1868 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Broun, Catherine Barbara Hopkins. Diary of Mrs. Broun, Sunny Bank, Middleburg, Va. [manuscript] 1862-69, 1885. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Broun, Catherine Barbara Hopkins. Diary of this Middleburg, Va. resident, dealing chiefly with her life in the 1870's and 1880's [manuscript] 1855-89. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Catherine Barbara Hopkins Broun Papers, 1861-1868 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Broun, Catherine Barbara Hopkins, 1820-1903. Diary of Catherine Barbara Broun, 1862-1885. | Thomas Balch Library |
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| associatedWith | Broun, Edwin. | person |
| associatedWith | Brown family. | family |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Cavalry Battalion, 43rd. | corporateBody |
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| Loudoun County (Va.) | |||
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| Sunny Bank Farm (Va.) | |||
| Loudoun County (Va.) |
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| Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) |
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Birth 1820
Death 1903
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