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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.