Julia Marcum's Letter

ID: 3226
This file appears in: "Aunt Julia" Marcum

Julia Marcum recounts the attack on her family’s home during the Civil War by Confederate soldiers and the injuries she sustained, circa 1926.
Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society

This file appears in: "Aunt Julia" Marcum

By Whitney Todd
Historic marker #672 in Whitley County commemorates the heroics of Julia Marcum during the Civil War. Born on November 7, 1844, Julia Marcum grew up in Scott County, Tennessee. Her parents were…