by Jim Surkamp on September 16, 2017 in Jefferson County
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2. CHAPTER 2: Prospect Hill & 3 Brothers Washington
3. CHAPTER 3: Jasper Thompson’s Earliest Ancestors
4. CHAPTER 4: 3 Washington Households in Jefferson County 1820 Forward
5. CHAPTER 5: Who “All” Owned Mount Vernon (the adults)
6. CHAPTER 6: Blakeley & Claymont
7. CHAPTER 7: “Grandmother Jane”
8. CHAPTER 8: The Enslaved Person’s Byword
9. CHAPTER 9: THE SOBER FACTS, BUT GEORGE JOHNSON “GETS CLEAR”
10. CHAPTER 10: Jasper is Born – 1844
11. CHAPTER 11: A Year’s Work in 1850:
12. CHAPTER 12: Jasper Comes of Age
13. CHAPTER 13: When Somber Men Weep
14. CHAPTER 14: The War Storm Breaks at Home
15. CHAPTER 15 – Joining An Army by Jim Surkamp
16. CHAPTER 16: Farming in the Field of War
CORRESPONDING VIDEOS
ENTIRE VIDEO STARTING AT 0:00.
CHAPTER 2: Prospect Hill & 3 Brothers Washington
CHAPTER 3: Jasper Thompson’s Earliest Ancestors
CHAPTER 4: 3 Washington Households in Jefferson County 1820 Forward
CHAPTER 5: Who “All” Owned Mount Vernon (the adults)
CHAPTER 6: Blakeley & Claymont
CHAPTER 8: The Enslaved Person’s Byword
CHAPTER 9: THE SOBER FACTS, BUT GEORGE JOHNSON “GETS CLEAR”
CHAPTER 10: Jasper is Born – 1844
CHAPTER 11: A Year’s Work in 1850:
CHAPTER 12: Jasper Comes of Age
CHAPTER 13: When Somber Men Weep
CHAPTER 14: The War Storm Breaks at Home
CHAPTER 16: Farming in the Field of War
CHAPTER 17: War Strikes Down A Washington
CHAPTER 18: 64 War Events in Jefferson County Oct. ’61-March ’64 Summarized
CHAPTER 19: Jasper Thompson’s New Life & the “Big Bang”
CHAPTER 20: Shepherdstown, Va. – April, 1864: Netta Lee “Meets” the 19th U.S. Colored Troops
CHAPTER 21: Trained at Camp Casey and a “Lincoln Moment”
CHAPTER 22: Manassas Camp – The Men Become One
CHAPTER 23: LEE’s MEN FIRST FACE BLACK MEN IN BLUECOATS
CHAPTER 24: The Crater Climax – Jasper’s Biggest, Bravest Fight
CHAPTER 25: Conclusion: Jasper Thompson’s Destiny Day September 6, 1906