Record #:

2221

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Franklin County's Abby House, known as Aunt Abby, was defined by a fierce loyalty to the Confederacy during the Civil War and a cantankerous resolve to aid her friends and her kin. Her epitaph reads, \"Angel of Mercy to Confederate Soldiers.\"

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 62 Issue 11, Apr 1995, p13-14, por

Subject(s):

House, Abby, 1797-1881; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women