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CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum
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DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=11938\n\nWhen people think of peace-loving Quakers\, Ci
 vil War army scouts and county sheriffs rarely come to mind\, but ninetee
 nth century Quaker Jonathan Roberts of Fairfax County\, Virginia\, manage
 d to reconcile his religion with his sense of moral and patriotic duty. T
 his extraordinary and fascinating biography paints a larger picture of li
 fe in the Quaker community during the Civil War. \nWhile researching his 
 family history\, Gregory P. Wilson never expected to uncover an ancestor 
 as unique and fascinating as Jonathan Roberts. A devout Quaker\, Roberts 
 wore many hats throughout his life. He was a farmer\, surveyor\, husband\
 , and father. He also was a firm abolitionist\, the Civil War's Quaker sc
 out and sheriff in northern Virginia. Roberts's noncombatant military ser
 vice began shortly after his secessionist neighbors tried to kill him for
  his political and antislavery views. Fleeing his Fairfax County home aft
 er Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard ordered his arrest\, Roberts vol
 unteered his surveying experience to the Union's Army of the Potomac\, gu
 iding troops to and from First Manassas (Bull Run). Over the course of th
 e war\, he was injured twice\, once seriously while chasing John Singleto
 n Mosby\, the "Gray Ghost" of the Confederacy. Wilson\, like all who expe
 rience Roberts's story\, can only marvel at his formidable ancestor's adv
 entures and wonder if the outspoken Quaker appreciated the many ironies a
 nd contradictions of his remarkable life.\n\n\nLocation: Alexandria Archa
 eology Museum\, 105 N. Union St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4399\nAudience: 
 Anyone may attend\nTags: Archaeology Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Al
 exandria
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LOCATION:Alexandria Archaeology Museum\, 105 N. Union St.
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SUMMARY:Jonathan Roberts\, The Civil War's Quaker Scout
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 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=11938">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=11938</a><br />\n<br />When people think 
 of peace-loving Quakers\, Civil War army scouts and county sheriffs rarel
 y come to mind\, but nineteenth century Quaker Jonathan Roberts of Fairfa
 x County\, Virginia\, managed to reconcile his religion with his sense of
  moral and patriotic duty. This extraordinary and fascinating biography p
 aints a larger picture of life in the Quaker community during the Civil W
 ar. \n<br />While researching his family history\, Gregory P. Wilson neve
 r expected to uncover an ancestor as unique and fascinating as Jonathan R
 oberts. A devout Quaker\, Roberts wore many hats throughout his life. He 
 was a farmer\, surveyor\, husband\, and father. He also was a firm abolit
 ionist\, the Civil War?s Quaker scout and sheriff in northern Virginia. R
 oberts?s noncombatant military service began shortly after his secessioni
 st neighbors tried to kill him for his political and antislavery views. F
 leeing his Fairfax County home after Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregar
 d ordered his arrest\, Roberts volunteered his surveying experience to th
 e Union?s Army of the Potomac\, guiding troops to and from First Manassas
  (Bull Run). Over the course of the war\, he was injured twice\, once ser
 iously while chasing John Singleton Mosby\, the ?Gray Ghost? of the Confe
 deracy. Wilson\, like all who experience Roberts?s story\, can only marve
 l at his formidable ancestor?s adventures and wonder if the outspoken Qua
 ker appreciated the many ironies and contradictions of his remarkable lif
 e.\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Alexandria Archaeology Museum\, 105 N
 . Union St.\n<br />Contact Phone: 703.746.4399\n<br />Audience: Anyone ma
 y attend\n<br />Tags: Archaeology Museum\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic 
 Alexandria
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