Wife of Dr. Dick H. Eggleston, daughter of Francis Gildart and his wife, Sophia (née Starke). [Biographical information was provided by Steve Oliver and Sarah Sharpless.]
The following information was provided by Martha:
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Elizabeth Eggleston was escorted out of Vicksburg by Union soldiers on November 22, 1864, being accused of being a "general busybody with Rebel interests, Rebel Philanthropist, mail receiver, carrier of smuggled funds to prisoners in jail, etc." She was escorted outside the city limits of Vicksburg and left to fend for herself and ordered not to return to Vicksburg. Information from the book Like a Hideous Nightmare by Gordon A Cotton.
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The following information was provided by Martha:
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Elizabeth Eggleston was escorted out of Vicksburg by Union soldiers on November 22, 1864, being accused of being a "general busybody with Rebel interests, Rebel Philanthropist, mail receiver, carrier of smuggled funds to prisoners in jail, etc." She was escorted outside the city limits of Vicksburg and left to fend for herself and ordered not to return to Vicksburg. Information from the book Like a Hideous Nightmare by Gordon A Cotton.
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Wife of Dr. Dick H. Eggleston, daughter of Francis Gildart and his wife, Sophia (née Starke). [Biographical information was provided by Steve Oliver and Sarah Sharpless.]
The following information was provided by Martha:
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Elizabeth Eggleston was escorted out of Vicksburg by Union soldiers on November 22, 1864, being accused of being a "general busybody with Rebel interests, Rebel Philanthropist, mail receiver, carrier of smuggled funds to prisoners in jail, etc." She was escorted outside the city limits of Vicksburg and left to fend for herself and ordered not to return to Vicksburg. Information from the book Like a Hideous Nightmare by Gordon A Cotton.
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The following information was provided by Martha:
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Elizabeth Eggleston was escorted out of Vicksburg by Union soldiers on November 22, 1864, being accused of being a "general busybody with Rebel interests, Rebel Philanthropist, mail receiver, carrier of smuggled funds to prisoners in jail, etc." She was escorted outside the city limits of Vicksburg and left to fend for herself and ordered not to return to Vicksburg. Information from the book Like a Hideous Nightmare by Gordon A Cotton.
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