Research Topic

Civil War

This topic appears in 32 indexed records between 1862 and 1932.
32 Indexed Records
1862 Earliest Record
1932 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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July 28, 2023

Narrow Escape at Harper’s Ferry

NARROW ESCAPE AT HARPER’S FERRY.– We clip the following interesting article from an exchange paper:— There was to be a military execution away up above the heads of everybody in Harper’s Ferry, on Bolivar heights, and […]
July 18, 2023

Interview with Boteler; John Brown

Old John Brown. — “Gath,” in his letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer, has some interesting notes of an interview in New York with Hon. A. R. Boteler. He says: Mr. Boteler is a man rather above […]
July 18, 2023

Murderous Raid

Even if John Brown’s “first victim was an industrious, inoffensive colored man,” as is so eloquently stated by the FREE PRESS, the blood of that “victim” has borne glorious fruits to his race, unlocking their shackles, […]
December 4, 2020

Annals Of The War

General J. D. Imboden, Confederate General, gives a lengthy account of General David Hunter’s incendiarism, while he had command of the Federal troops in this Valley, during the late war; from which we extract the following […]
December 4, 2020

Notes By Observer – G. W. Caton

Observer was reminded of another story of the late George W. Caton. He lived near the old cement mill, east of town, and word having been carried to Harper’s Ferry to the Union forces then there […]
Time Periods

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