| The Sibert family lived in Mount Solon in Augusta County, Virginia. The Siberts made their living in the iron business. Mary Anna Sibert, known as "Mollie," married David H. Evans in 1870. After their marriage, he lived with her family in Augusta County. |
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Evans-Sibert Family: 1860 Census | 1870 Census
These three letters to Mary Anna "Mollie" Sibert reveal the concerns of young adults on the eve of war. Ella writes to Mollie about mutual friends and Samuel B. Coyner discusses his past follies and current sobriety in "the company" while John J. Sibert mentions John Brown's cruelties in Kansas.
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During the first year of the war, Clinton Hatcher regularly wrote to Mary Anna Sibert. In his letters, Hatcher discussed his hatred of northern and southern abolitionists and his readiness to kill Union soldiers. He also discussed Sibert's life in Mount Solon, including comments on her family and friends as well as her reputation for flirtatiousness.
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Correspondence between the families that occurred after the war. Includes many exchanges between David Evans and Mary Sibert that greatly details their relationship and their eventual marriage.
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Franklin County Personal Papers: Eve of War | War Years | Aftermath
Augusta County Personal Papers: Eve of War | War Years | Aftermath
