Broun, Catherine Barbara Hopkins, 1820-1903

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Catherine 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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Place Name Admin Code Country
Middleburg (Va.)
United States
Middleburg (Va.)
United States
Virginia--Middleburg
Virginia
Middleburg (Va.)
Middleburg (Va.)
Loudoun County (Va.)
Virginia
Confederate States of America
Sunny Bank Farm (Va.)
Loudoun County (Va.)
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Farm life
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Soldiers
Women
Women
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Birth 1820

Death 1903

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