Author : Kevin R. Pawlak
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,5 MB
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 1626199256
Because they were situated near the Mason-Dixon line, Shepherdstown residents witnessed the realities of the Civil War firsthand. The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 brought thousands of wounded Confederates into the town's homes, churches and warehouses. The story of Shepherdstown's transformation into "one vast hospital" recounts nightmarish scenes of Confederate soldiers under the caring hands of an army of surgeons and civilians.
Author : Kevin R. Pawlak
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,57 MB
Release : 2015-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 162585465X
Because they were situated near the Mason-Dixon line, Shepherdstown residents witnessed the realities of the Civil War firsthand. Marching armies, sounds of battle and fear of war had arrived on their doorsteps by the summer of 1862. The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 brought thousands of wounded Confederates into the town's homes, churches and warehouses. The story of Shepherdstown's transformation into "one vast hospital" recounts nightmarish scenes of Confederate soldiers under the caring hands of an army of surgeons and civilians. Author Kevin R. Pawlak retraces the horrific accounts of Shepherdstown as a Civil War hospital town.
Author : Kevin Pawlak
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 43,69 MB
Release : 2015-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781540213471
Because they were situated near the Mason-Dixon line, Shepherdstown residents witnessed the realities of the Civil War firsthand. Marching armies, sounds of battle and fear of war had arrived on their doorsteps by the summer of 1862. The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 brought thousands of wounded Confederates into the town's homes, churches and warehouses. The story of Shepherdstown's transformation into "one vast hospital" recounts nightmarish scenes of Confederate soldiers under the caring hands of an army of surgeons and civilians. Author Kevin R. Pawlak retraces the horrific accounts of Shepherdstown as a Civil War hospital town.
Author : Dolly Nasby
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 31,48 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738541808
In the mid-1700s, a man named Thomas Shepherd divided 50 acres of his land into 8 streets and 96 lots, establishing the community of Mecklenburg. The town was named for the birthplace of Queen Charlotte, wife of England's King George III. On December 23, 1762, the Virginia General Assembly granted a charter for Mecklenburg. The residents dubbed the community “Shepherd's Town,” in tribute to its founder. That title endured and was bestowed upon Shepherd College, which evolved into Shepherd University in 2004. Containing more than 200 vintage photographs of Shepherdstown, this volume gives the casual observer and serious scholar an idea of what the town, businesses, houses, and people looked like in earlier days.
Author : Nicholas A. Redding
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,88 MB
Release : 2012-08-10
Category : Shepherdstown (W. Va.)
ISBN : 9781889246604
Author : Mark A Snell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 28,13 MB
Release : 2010-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 161423390X
A comprehensive account of the state’s creation, its citizens, and their contributions to the war effort—whether supporters of the Union or Confederacy. The only state born as a result of the Civil War, West Virginia was the most divided state in the nation. About forty thousand of its residents served in the combatant forces about twenty thousand on each side. The Mountain State also saw its fair share of battles, skirmishes, raids and guerrilla warfare, with places like Harpers Ferry, Philippi and Rich Mountain becoming household names in 1861. When the Commonwealth of Virginia seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861, leaders primarily from the northwestern region of the state began the political process that eventually led to the creation of West Virginia on June 20, 1863. Renowned Civil War historian Mark A. Snell has written the first thorough history of these West Virginians and their civil war in more than fifty years.
Author : United States. National Archives and Records Service
Publisher :
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 23,90 MB
Release : 1968
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : Mark A. Snell
Publisher : Savas Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 18,27 MB
Release : 2021-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1954547366
Balanced and in-depth military coverage (all theaters, North and South) in a non-partisan format with detailed notes, offering meaty, in-depth articles, original maps, photos, columns, book reviews, and indexes. A German volunteer – McLaws’ aide-de-camp – 79th NY Highlanders – Burnside’s Bridge – 118th PA at Shepherdstown – civilians of Sharpsburg – the Lost Order and the press
Author : Civil War Preservation Trust
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0762752025
This easy-to-use guide, completely revised and updated in clear, concise prose, features more than hundreds of sites in 31 states--solemn battlefields, gracious mansions, state parks, cemeteries, memorials, museums, and more. Specific directions, hours, and contact information help to plan the trip; evocative description and detailed maps help orient you when you're there. Also, boxed sidebars highlight select people and events of the Civil War.
Author : Richard A. Wolfe
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 23,36 MB
Release : 2014-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1467120510
West Virginia in the Civil War chronicles the role West Virginians played in the Civil War through the use of vintage photograph West Virginia, Child of the Storm, was the only state formed as a result of the Civil War. West Virginia witnessed battles, engagements, and guerrilla actions during the four years of the Civil War. The struggle between eastern and western Virginia over voting rights, taxation, and economic development can be traced back to the formation of the Republic. John Brown's 1859 raid on the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry played a major role in the Civil War, which started in western Virginia with the destruction of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad property. When Virginia voted to secede and join the slave-holding Confederacy, the counties of western Virginia formed the pro-Union government known as the Restored Government of Virginia in Wheeling. West Virginia in the Civil War chronicles the role West Virginians played in the Civil War through the use of vintage photographs.
