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A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia

The Civil War Album of Laura Ratcliffe

By: Charles V. Mauro

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A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia

The Civil War Album of Laura Ratcliffe

By: Charles V. Mauro

The remarkable true story of the woman who sheltered Confederate soldiers and gathered intelligence—and the secret book given to her by J. E. B. Stuart. As the Civil War raged, Confederate brigadier general J. E. B. Stuart entrusted a secret album to Laura Ratcliffe, a young girl in Fairfax County, “as a token of his high appreciation of her patriotism, admiration of her virtues, and pledge of his lasting esteem.” A devoted Southerner, Laura provided a safe haven for Rebel forces, along with intelligence gathered from passing Union soldiers. Ratcliffe’s book contains four poems and forty undated signatures: twenty-six of Confederate officers and soldiers and fourteen of loyal Confederate civilians. In A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia, Charles V. Mauro uncovers the mystery behind this album, identifying who the soldiers were and when they could have signed its pages. The result is a fascinating look at the covert lives and relationships of civilians and soldiers during the war, kept hidden until now. Includes photos and illustrations

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614231869

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9781614231868

We Once Met by Chance

Four Life Stories During the American Civil War

By: Charles V. Mauro

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We Once Met by Chance

Four Life Stories During the American Civil War

By: Charles V. Mauro

We Once Met by Chance: Four Life Stories During the American Civil War follows four peoples lives during the American Civil WarJohn S. Mosby, Charles Russell Lowell, Laura Ratcliffe, and James Robinson. Col. John S. Mosby was a Confederate officer from Virginia, assigned to lead guerrilla activities outside the city of Washington. His mission was to keep the Union soldiers stationed there rather than fighting in the field against the army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. Charles Russell Lowell of Massachusetts was a Harvard graduate from a prominent abolitionist family. He joined the Union army, eventually becoming the colonel of the Second Massachusetts Cavalry. He was sent to Virginia to capture or kill Mosby. Laura Ratcliffe was a young Southern lady living in Northern Virginia. She supported her home state of Virginia during the war in any way she could, including spying for Colonel Mosby. James Robinson was an African-American man living with his family in Manassas, Virginia. The land that he owned and lived on would become the central part of the battleground for two of the major battles during the war. We Once Met by Chance is the story of the Civil War from the perspective of these four individuals. Readers learn about their lives, their families, and their aspirations during these tumultuous four years in American history.

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LifeRich Publishing

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1489715738

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9781489715739

The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers

By: Charles V. Mauro

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The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers

By: Charles V. Mauro

In his latest book, The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers, Charles Mauro has given voice to the heretofore silent majority of the participants in the Civil War: the civilians. This overdue study examines the full spectrum of men, women, slaves and freedmen who lived in Fairfax County, Virginia, during this chaotic, uncertain period. Drawn from the files of the Southern Claims Commission, Mauro recounts the stories the civilians told the Commission after the war to document their losses, lives and living conditions. The citizens of Fairfax County found themselves occupying front row seats at the most horrific show that this country has ever seen. Because of its position just across the Potomac River on the doorstep of the city of Washington, Fairfax County was heavily targeted by the Confederate army and defended with equal determination by the Union army. Fairfax was the first county in the South that the Union army invaded, and the last it occupied as soldiers were mustered out of service after the Grand Review. The Civil War in Fairfax County contains stories of the devastation that both armies brought upon the civilians and their property, as well as the daily strife caused by a war that pitted neighbor against neighbor and family members against themselves. It gives an important, fascinating and unprecedented look into the everyday lives of the civilians who lived through the most tumultuous four years in American history, in a county that was occupied by both the Confederate and Union armies throughout the entire Civil War.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614230382

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9781614230380

Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location

By: Donald A. Wilson,Charles A. Nettleman, III,Walter G. Robillard

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Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location

By: Donald A. Wilson,Charles A. Nettleman, III,Walter G. Robillard

EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURES FOR BOUNDARY LOCATION THE UPDATED CLASSIC GUIDE TO LAND BOUNDARY LAW AND EVIDENCE DISCOVERY The revised Seventh Edition of Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location serves as the seminal guide to the principles and concepts of land boundary law and evidence for accurately determining boundaries. Written by a team of noted authorities on the subject, the book presents the proven methods for the rediscovery of real property boundaries. Grounded in historical documentation, field investigation, and recreation of the original surveying methodology, the book contains the appropriate and legally defensible tools needed for the re-establishment of land boundaries. Thoroughly revised and updated, the classic text contains fresh examples of case law, the most recent developments in forensic investigation in the discovery of obscured evidence, as well as a new chapter on emerging technology used in boundary surveying. Designed for use by both working surveyors and aspiring professionals studying for the Fundamentals of Land Surveying licensure exam, this important book: Has been the leading guide to land boundary law and evidence for nearly 60 years Contains new case law examples and exhibits Offers expanded coverage on the use of forensic investigative techniques Presents a new chapter on the most recent surveying technology Written for practicing surveyors and students, the updated Seventh Edition of Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location continues to offer an authoritative guide to the principles, laws, and latest developments in the field.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119719437

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9781119719434

American Indians, Time, and the Law

Native Societies in a Modern Constitutional Democracy

By: Charles F. Wilkinson

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American Indians, Time, and the Law

Native Societies in a Modern Constitutional Democracy

By: Charles F. Wilkinson

In 1959, the Supreme Court ushered in a new era of Indian law, which recognizes Indian tribes as permanent governments within the federal constitutional system and, on the whole, honors old promises to the Indians. Drawing together historical sources such as the records of treaty negotiations with the Indians, classic political theory on the nature of sovereignty, and anthropological studies of societal change, Wilkinson evaluates the Court's work in Indian law over the past twenty five years and considers the effects of time on law.

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Yale University Press

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0300153341

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9780300153347

Book's by Charles V. Mauro

A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia

A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia

We Once Met by Chance

We Once Met by Chance

The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers

The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers

Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location

Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location

American Indians, Time, and the Law

American Indians, Time, and the Law

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