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By JON KLAVERKAMP
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
In May of 1861, one week after Virginia had adopted the order of secession, two young soldiers from Rappahannock County awoke and found themselves surrounded by Yankees.
Peyton Anderson and William Lillard were members of the “Old Guard,” a military unit from Rappahannock that dated back to 1812. It was one of the first units called into battle for the Confederates. Having proceeded east from its home county, the Old Guard became a part of Company B of the 6th
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