Richard Zeigler finds his wife after 32 years. She was sold away by slave traders during the war. He and his children were planning a reunion after she sent him a telegram.
At least two North Carolina newspapers also reported different versions of this story. Their articles include Zeigler's and his wife's towns of residence in North Carolina and Georgia. See The Winston Leader (Winston, NC), January 30, 1883, pg. 3; The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, NC), February 2, 1883, pg. 1; and The Greensboro Patriot, February 9, 1883, pg. 3, all on newspapers.com.
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