Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia (illustrated) from Its Formation in 1738 to 1908

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Eddy Press Corporation, 1909 - 587 стор.
This is an exhaustive regional history of the parent county of nine present-day Virginia or West Virginia counties. It features several hundred detailed genealogical and biographical sketches of early families of old Frederick County. With an improved index
 

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Homesteads Colonial and Others
274
Homesteads of Frederick County
282
Homesteads and Biographical Notices
286
Homesteads and Biographical Notices Continued
296
The John Brown Raid
301
The Civil War Army at Harpers Ferry and First Manassas
306
Jackson at Winchester Bath Campaign Loring and Jackson
321
Jacksons Evacuation of Winchester and Valley Campaign
329
Battle of Port Republic
335
Jackson Reinforces General Lee at Chickahominy 2nd Battle of Manassas Battle of Sharpsburg On the Rappahannock Fredericksburg
349
Emancipation Proclamation Effect on Both Armies The Campaign in Spring of 63 Death of Stonewall Jackson
374
The Valley Army After Jacksons Death
384
Gettysburg
388
Army of Northern Virginia on the Rappidan Winter Quarters Genl Early in the Shenandoah Valley
394
Battle of The Wilderness Hunter Early and Sheridan in the Valley Battle of Winchester Earlys Retreat Battle of Cedar Creek Early Relieved of Comm...
398
Fall of Richmond Appomattox and Surrender
407
Biographical Sketches
411
The Pioneers of the Upper Valley
508
Frederick County at this Writing
509
Appendix No 1House of Burgesses House of Delegates State Senate from 17431908 List of Members of
511
Appendix No 2Governors of Virginia Colonial and State
513
Appendix No 3Board of Supervisors 18701908 List of Members of
516
Appendix No 5Fairfax and Hite Suit
518
Appendix No 7James Rumsey and the First Steamboat
519
Appendix No 8The Negro
520
LEnvoi
522
300
529
417
538
227
545
223
552
250
560
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