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Glen Allen, VA - Meadow Farm Museum
Glen Allen, VA - Meadow Farm Museum
Living history working farm with animals and historic buildings on 150 acres. Visited on July 22, 2012.
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Dr. John and Virginia Sheppard - Meadow Farm - Glen Allen, VA
The Shepphard family lived at Meadow Farm during the Civil War. Dr. John Sheppard, a physician and farmer, his wife and 9 children all felt the impact of the war. Alexander Hamilton, Dr. Sheppard's oldest son, was a guard at Libby Prison, a Confederate prison for captured Union soldiers. Since the Fall of 1863, the Confederate Government required farmers including Dr. Sheppard to turn over 1/10 of all their crops and meat as a tax in kind "for the common defense and [to] carry on the government of the Confederate states." The loss of needed crops, shortages of basic consumer items and escalating inflation all contributed to the deteriorating quality of southern life.
Elva
on July 27, 2012poor virginia, you can see the stress and worry in her eyes.