The experience of the war-torn northern Shenandoah Valley
The three-year period in Jefferson County, Va. encompasses the John Brown raid, trial and their executions; followed by tumultuous debates and the secession of Virginia; then the revolt to that by western Virginia; explosions at Harper’s Ferry; massive armies; vast railroad destruction and regular conflict; emptied cupboards; thousands of African-Americans converging on the “freedom land” [...]
The three-year period in Jefferson County, Va. encompasses the John Brown raid, trial and their executions; followed by tumultuous debates and the secession of Virginia; then the revolt to that by western Virginia; explosions at Harper’s Ferry; massive armies; vast railroad destruction and regular conflict; emptied cupboards; thousands of African-Americans converging on the “freedom land” [...]
With images added: VIDEO: “Hard Times Come Again No More!” performed by Terry Tucker Click Here. TRT: 2:42. Let us pause in life’s pleasures and count its many tears, while we all sup sorrow with the poor. There’s a song that will linger forever in our ears: “Oh! hard times, come again no more.” ‘Tis [...]
Click on image to greatly enlarge. VIDEO: Civil War in Jefferson County, WV Sept. 22-28, 1862 by Jim Surkamp (captioned) Click Here. TRT: 25:51. flickr.com set Click Here. 105 photos. The first in this series of short videos, described the perilous time for Confederate cavalryman J.E.B. Stuart and his men at a seldom used river [...]
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