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Albert Crutchfield of Fredericksburg stands beside the auction block from which he and his family were sold in 1859. After the war, he lived in Fredericksburg, working as a laborer.
Evelina Green, Stafford County. Her siblings left with the Union Army in 1862, but Evelina remained and lived on her former owner's farm for the rest of her life.
Patrick Graves, Spotsylvania. This banjo-playing farmer turned to preaching and helped organize local churches. |