December 27, 2011

Women at Bushong Farm

New Market, VA 12/3/2011

woman in long dress
Christmas on the Farm 1864
Living History Event


Bushong Farm has been preserved on the New Market Battlefield. Although it is within sight of Interstate 81, it is a fine place to imagine what life was like during the Civil War.

The woman in the first photo sits next to a "Soldiers Christmas Box." It would have been packed with small gifts, including highly practical items like a sewing kit.
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