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Civil War

This topic appears in 32 indexed records between 1862 and 1932.
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1862 Earliest Record
1932 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019

The Confederate Dead

Miss Mollie Howard is listed as being a part of the Floral Committee. The Committee was selected to gather flowers, evergreens, and other floral pieces to send the the Presbyterian Church [of Charles Town] on June […]
June 19, 1866
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026

Mortality Among Freedmen

The Richmond Enquirer says.“We are informed by physicians that the mortality among negroes is terrible, far exceeding the proportion that prevailed during the existence of slavery, and that the producing causes are filth, neglect and over […]
April 19, 1866
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026

Animosity Between Classes & Freedmen at Harpers Ferry

The Washington Star says: “We learn that the colored population at Harper’s Ferry now greatly outnumbers the white, and that considerable animosity exists between certain classes of the latter and the freedmen. A number of the […]
September 16, 1865
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026

War Aftermath: As it was and as it is.

As it Was and as it Is.If anyone who was acquainted with Jefferson County in years that are gone, should now visit, he would think that the hands of the “Dial of Time” had been turned […]
July 29, 1865
November 26, 2023
November 26, 2023

Patrick Mackin, 12th VA Cavalry Service Record

July 1, 1863
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1860s 12 records
1900s 4 records
1880s 4 records
1910s 4 records
1890s 3 records
1870s 2 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Civil War" across historical collections.

Higgins
7 records
Caton
6 records
Brown
5 records
Lee
4 records
Knott
4 records
Osbourn
4 records
Boteler
3 records
Moore
3 records
Deck
3 records
Engle
3 records
Roberts
3 records
Smith
3 records
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