Jessie Rupert - Civil War Southern Unionist

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!

Find out more about visiting Civil War sites in the Shenandoah Valley: https://www.shenandoahatwar.org/

“Fridays at the Front” also streams as a series on HistoryFix. Find it at www.historyfix.com

Thank you to the Federal City Brass Band for the music of the episode!

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