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Homeside of Wartimes in 13 Letters
A Brandon area reminiscence narrates life during the Civil War era. The writer details crop failures in 1860, wartime cotton scarcity, and how a Brandon farmer sold corn and cotton proceeds. He recalls plowing, planting corn and potatoes, tobacco curing, hog killing, and souse-making rituals, with vivid village specifics and family labor.
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Brandon
Daniel Wilkinson
A. E. Martin
Kentucky
Getleman
Betsy
Cavendish
Hampbone
Worm
Simon
Peter
Job
Sea of Galilee
America