The experience of the war-torn northern Shenandoah Valley
John Brown Seeks Out Martin Delany and They Convene to Form a New Promised Land, Chatham Ontario, Canada, May 8, 1858 From: Rollin, Frank (Frances) A. (1868, 1883). “The Life and Public Services of Martin R. Delany.” Boston, MA: Lee & Shepard. PP. 83-95. Print. Rollin, Frank (Frances) A. (1868, 1883). “The Life and Public [...]
Changing Relationships in Jefferson County – 1850-1860: According to the 1860 Census, Jefferson County, Va. reported 10,317 free white persons, 473 free black persons (down from 540 free blacks in 1850), and 4,914 enslaved persons. There were 725 listed owners of these enslaved persons. The seven owners of the most people are shown below. The [...]
Free, Black Families in Jefferson County, Va. Towns, 1860 BOLIVAR: Free Black Families in 1860 with the number in each: Fisher 8 Short 5 Bateman 9/Myers 1 Brady 5 Harvey 7 Brown 5 Jones 6 Bateman 13/Myers 3 (1860 Census) CHARLESTOWN: Free Black Families in 1860 with the number in each: Brown 3 Goins 1 [...]
“Reminiscences of a Civil War Staff Officer By A Confederate Staff Officer, First Paper: Plantation Life in Virginia Before the War.” The Sewanee Review. Vol. 21, No. (4 Oct. 1913), PP. 428-447. By A. R. H. Ranson (This series does not endorse the views in this or any writings from the period of study. In [...]
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