The “flag of truce” family story is lovely. Unfortunately, it's nearly all fiction.
Mosby's Rangers and Yankee soldiers appear and disappear from the neighborhood as farm and family life proceeds as normally as it can.
Battlefield glory, and the real experiences of Civil War relatives.
Four families, three cousins, and pre-Civil War Loudoun County, Virginia
Ann's paternal ancestors have a military heritage that spans nearly every conflict in American history.
Following one lead will usually raise questions that cause me to branch off from the first trail into another. Before I know it, I am deep into multiple rabbit holes trying to answer questions far removed my original quest.
The house is gone, the cemetery removed, and Colchester little remembered; yet the memorials to the Wageners of Stisted remain.
The Rise, Decline, and Remarkable Preservation of a Colonial Port Town
Family Connections in a Colonial-Era Church Vestry
Family connections, and the rise and fall of a deep water river port.