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Updates and Information
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5/24/08 - Added scan of letter from David C. Whitt to the letters section.
5/24/08 - Added picture of Charles Kelly to Other photos
4/19/08 - Added obituary of Samuel A. Duff to Obituaries. Thanks to Tres Thompson for this obituary.
4/19/08 - Finished move to new server, everything should be working correctly. Please email me if something looks wrong.
1/12/08 - Added scans and transcriptions of all Gilmer letters that I have (approximately 75 letters) with help from Donna Akers Warmuth. Here for the author list and here for the letters in chronological order. Remaining letters to come over the next few months.
2/5/05 - Added obituary of Jerome B. Whited to Obituaries
2/5/05 - Added new reunion photo, taken in ca. 1910. Added identifications of Bob Wilson and Francis Marion Steele in fourth reunion photo.
The Letters section has over 50 Civil War letters written to and from Civil War soldiers from Russell County. Families include Barrett, McFarlane, Martin, Combs, and Gilmer.
Four photos of Confederate veterans, taken in ca. 1905, ca. 1910, 1912 and 1920. Many of the veterans are unidentified. Can you help?
The Soldiers and Units page has a list of most of the units who recruited in Russell County and the soldiers who served.
The Obituary Index is to the Lebanon News paper. It has the entire text of the mention in the paper.
1888 Civil War Pension Applications and the 1900 Pension Applications have been added.
Death Notices from the Confederate Veteran also has full text of notices of death for many Russell County veterans.
Lebanon News Articles contains mentions of Confederate veterans and their activities from 1900-1933.
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Welcome
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 to the Russell County, Virginia Civil War Website. Here you will find information on all aspects of Russell County and the soldiers who served during the Civil War. If you have any questions or comments just drop me a line at greg@rhobard.com
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The work of McCausland's brigade. The Court House in Chambersburg, PA 1863.
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