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Unionists and the Civil War Experience Purchase
in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Rockingham County businessmen Norman R. Wenger and David S. Rodes have researched the archival records of the Southern Claims Commission and compiled the claims these families submitted to the U.S. Government for compensation after the war. The claimants' stories reveal physical hardship, struggles of conscience and fear of losing one’s life.Editor Emmert Bittinger, Professor Emeritus of Bridgewater College, has prepared the numerous documents for publication and written an insightful introduction to Volumes I-III. His comments and claim summaries set each in context and help the reader to understand the claim and how the Claims Commission responded to it.This series is co-published by the Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center,P.O. Box 1563, Harrisonburg, VA 22803. |
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