Catherine Barbara Hopkins Broun Papers, 1861-1868

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Catherine Barbara Hopkins Broun Papers, 1861-1868

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Diary of Catherine B. Broun, wife of Edwin Broun,describing events and conditions in the area near her home at Middleburg, Loudoun County, Va., duringand after the Civil War. Mrs. Broun wrote detailed descriptions of life situatedbetween the opposing armies, her dealing with soldiers from both sides, difficultiesin obtaining supplies, family affairs, activities of Mosby's raiders, behavior ofslaves and freedmen, her husband's imprisonment by the federal authorities,hardships suffered by her family and friends, and, after the war, the education ofher children. Also included are copies of Broun family letters, 1861 (9 items),written from Confederate Army camps in Charleston, Va. [now W. Va.], and 1863 (3items) from Washington, D.C., and Loudoun County. Sunny Bank,

1 volume (66 pages)

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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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...