Jessie Rupert - Southern Unionist in New Market, VA
Look Around You Ventures
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All Southerners believed in the Confederate cause - right? Not quite. This week, let’s meet Jessie Rupert who lived in New Market for the entire Civil War. Find out more about her story and famous Confederate friends, despite being Unionist! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Digest and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to bring you great history out of the Shenandoah Valley!
If you still want more about New Market - you might enjoy the book "Valley Thunder" about the battle and campaign. The author even shows a map of the town during the war and points out his home in relation! https://www.savasbeatie.com/valley-thunder-the-battle-of-new-market-and-the-opening-of-the-shenandoah-valley-campaign-may-1864/?ref=tctowbdh&searchid=0
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