NY man buys 19th century Va. woman's scrapbook | WSLS 10

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. --

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) The 19th century scrapbook of a Confederate general's niece in Virginia has been sold at auction to a New York man.

Henrietta Magruder Turner's leather-bound scrapbook includes a hand-drawn map of the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg.

Rick Stattler with Swann Auction Galleries tells The Free Lance-Star (http://bit.ly/QX4VLE) that the scrapbook was sold Tuesday for $4,400 to Kevin F. Kelly of New Palz, N.Y.

Turner compiled the scrapbook from 1852 to 1875. She was a niece of Confederate Gen. John Bankhead Magruder.

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Information from: The Free Lance-Star, http://www.fredericksburg.com/

Source: http://www2.wsls.com/news/2012/oct/03/ny-man-buys-19th-century-va-womans-scrapbook-ar-2254858/

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