Evidence

April 7, 1866

Fenian Organization in Area

The military inspector-general of the Fenians, for the Washington department, Col. Nagle, has organized circles in Harper’s Ferry, Winchester and Martinsburg.
January 25, 1866

Obit: Mary Ann Strider

On the 16th December, 1865, at Harper’s Ferry, at the residence of Mr. Thomas Gallagher, Mrs. MARY ANN STRIDER, widow of John F. Strider, after a short illness of two days, having been stricken with paralysis. […]
January 19, 1866

Marriage: Andrew Higgins, Sarah Slavin

MARRIAGE LICENSEWest Virginia, County of Jefferson, to wit; To any Person Licensed to Celebrate Marriages :You are hereby authorized to join together in the Holy State of Matrimony, according to the rites and ceremonies of your […]
July 1, 1863

Patrick Mackin, 12th VA Cavalry Service Record

April 20, 1862

Owen Higgins, 12th VA Cavalry Civil War Service Record

April 14, 1860

Dr. J. S. Stone Severely Injured after Duel

Dr. J. S. STONE, Judge of the Miner’s Court of Pike’s Peak, who was severely wounded in a duel with Governor BLISS of that Territory, on the 5th ult., is a native of Harper’s Ferry. The […]
April 14, 1860

Death of Miss Laura Moore

DEATHS — On Thursday last, Miss Laura Moor, only daughter of Capt. W. H. Moor, of Harper’s Ferry, aged about 17 years.
April 14, 1860

John Brown’s Outlaws, John Brown’s Son Found

JOHN BROWN’S OUTLAWS. — The Harper’s Ferry Investigating Committee had another meeting on Thursday. The Sergeant-at-arms, who has been in search of John Brown, Jr., has returned, and informed the Committee that he is in Ohio, […]
April 14, 1860

Flooding on Canal & B&O

FRESHET. — Rain commenced falling on Monday and continued with slight intermission up to Wednesday noon, causing the Potomac to swell higher than it has been for eight years. The freshet extended along the line of […]
January 19, 1860

Boerley, McCabe, pensions.

In the House of Delegates, the clerk read a communication from the Senate announcing their agreement to a Joint Committee, on the subject of Harper’s Ferry expenses. Reports were also made allowing a pension to Mrs. […]
December 13, 1859

Irish in the North (Abolitionists & the Irish)

THE IRISH IN THE NORTH.– The New York Herald publishes a secret circular, which it is evident the abolitionists have printed in the North and sent an agent with it over the South to mail it […]
November 17, 1859

Abolitionist in Asylum; Lehman’s Letters

Gerrett Smith, the abolitionist, is insane. He is confined in the asylum in New York, and in his ravings, frequently speaks of Harper’s Ferry, and imagines himself under arrest. Pity but that all of his comrades […]