Photographs, documents and genealogy

These pictures, documents and family genealogy give background to Catherine Cochran’s diary and memoir.

Catherine Cochran on her porch after the war, undated
Dr. William Cochran (1810-1898)
Cochran home on main street (Hwy. 50), Middleburg, VA
Fanny Berkeley Cochran Dudley (1839-1865) picture courtesy of Barbara Hawley
Henry Cochran’s war record
Henry Cochran’s artillery war record
Shenandoah Valley road
Catherine’s grave, Sharon Cemetery, Middleburg
Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby
Henry Cochran’s request for leave to see his mother “who has just gotten through the enemy’s lines”

Genealogy

Levin Powell (1737-1810) had been on George Washington’s staff during the Revolutionary war. He was the founder of Middleburg, Virginia, a village 45 miles west of Washington, the nation’s capital. Levin Powell married Sarah Harrison (1746-1812).

Their son, Burr Powell (1768-1839) married Catherine Brooks (1770-1851). A daughter of Burr and Catherine Brooks Powell was Ann Whiting Powell (1793-1823). Ann married Lloyd Noland (1791-1871). Catherine Mary Powell Noland (1814-1895) author of the diary and memoir, was one of Lloyd and Catherine’s children.

Catherine Mary Powell Noland married William Bailey Cochran (1810-1898) and the couple had three children: Fanny Berkeley Cochran (1839-1865) who married Thomas Dudley and was the mother of four daughters. Catherine and William Cochran’s son, John Henry Cochran (1843-1906), fought in the Civil War in an artillery unit. Daughter, Caroline Cohran (1843-1919), remained unmarried.