Midlands Refugee & Neighbor Fan-Out (1865)
Families scatter across Fairfield, Lexington, Kershaw, and Sumter during the war’s endgame.
War’s end in the Midlands produces refugee movement. A Richland household in 1860 may be counted elsewhere in 1870—or leave probate in a neighbor county.
- Fan out: Fairfield, Lexington, Kershaw, Sumter, Calhoun.
- Search newspapers for “refugees,” hotel stays, and death notices far from the home farm.
- Military units raised in the Midlands often fought in Virginia—use federal CMSR/pensions, not only local battlefields (Military guide).
Neighbor panel on the Richland hub is intentional—use it.