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Belle of Battles guides Groveton memory on Civil War fields
An elderly Virginia resident known as the Belle of Battles, Mrs. Lucinda Dogan of Groveton, recounts Bull Run battles, water care for the wounded, and daily life amid ruins. She recalls Henry Hill, Beas, and the Henry farm as the war raged, with Jim Redmond aiding water relief and burial work.
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Groveton
Prince William County
Virginia
Bull Run
Warrenton Turnpike
Centreville
Gainesville
Manassas
Sudley
Potomac
Norhhern Virginia
Battles
Lucinda Docan
Jim Redmond
Redmond
Dogan House
Henry Hill
Warrenton Pike
Sudley Road
Young's Branch
Johnston
Patterson
Shenandoah Valley
L Beauregard
Stone Bridge
Tyler
Cocke
Evans
McDowell
Hunter
Heintzelman
Sudsey
Henry Farm
Buck Hill
Matthews
Bee
Bartow
Henry Place
Beauregard
Ishnston
Ienry Farm
China Place
Matthews’ Place
Henry Field
Judith Henry
Longstreet
Thorouchfare Gay
Porter
Dawkin
Jackson