Using the archive http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/ answer the following questions on the research notesheet provided.
1. Using Eve of War: Newspapers:
a. According to the March 20th, 1863 Village Record, what new use did Southerners have for bloodhounds?
b. According to the November 27th, 1860 Staunton Spectator, what should happen to Senators that leave the Senate?
c. According to the March 30, 1864 Franklin Repository, how much did a share of the Gettysburg battlefield Memorial Association cost?
2. Using Eve of War: Church Records:
a. What religion founded the first churches in Augusta County?
b. What religion were the "Tunkers?"
c. What were the two "colored churches" in Staunton?
3. Using the The War Years: Battle Maps:
a. What battle did the 1st VA Cavalry fight on Sep. 16, 1862?
b. Which battle did the 107th PA fight that was closest to Washington, DC?
c. Which battle did the Staunton Artillery fight that was furthest north?
4. Using The War Years: Soldiers Records:
a. What unit did PA soldier Henry Frederick serve with?
b. How many VA soldiers under the age of 16 enlisted out of Augusta County?
c. What was Virginian Joseph Bailey's job after the war?
5. Using The War Years: Letters and Diaries:
a. Where did Franklin soldier Samuel Maxwell write his Oct 1, 1863 letter from?
b. According to Nancy Emerson's July 15th, 1864 letter, what happened to the house of the miller's wife?
c. According to Franklin Rosenbery's March 4, 1864 letter, how many regiments are in a corps?
6. Using Aftermath: Memory of the War:
a. According to the 1890 census, what wounds had Abraham D. Ferril received?
b. If you were an Augusta resident hoping to get a claim from the US government after the war, how would you answer #14 on the claimant form?
c. According to the January 24th, 1866 Valley Virginian, how old was Moses Crawford when he married Phyllis Hill?
7. Using Aftermath: Freedman's Bureau:
a. Who were the two teachers Frederick Tukey recommended to teach in Staunton?
b. According to Augusta Jorden in the loyalty section, why was James Stuart afraid to return to Staunton?
c. According to a May 4, 1868 letter by John Jordan, what was causing a disturbance in Staunton?
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