HISTORY OF CLARKE COUNTY VIRGINIA AND ITS CONNECTION WITH THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES (Inscribed, First Edition) (Confederate Military History)

Gold, Thomas D.

Verlag: (Privately Published) Berryville, Virginia, 1914

Beschreibung

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo. 337pp. Blue cloth. 16 plates (photos of Civil War officers and colonial homes located in the county). Original cloth with gilt titled cover. Formerly property of Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies with inked stamps on endpapers. Presentation signed by author on endpaper. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor rubbing to edges. Except for the inked stamps, no other evidence of institutional use. Else clean, tight and a bright copy. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: In addition to rosters, pp. 108-337 deal exclusively with the role played by the Virginian soldiers from Clarke County in the Civil War. The first third of Mr. Gold's account deals with the general history of the county, with the balance devoted to the Civil War. Mr. Gold ranges over such topics as early settlers, county formation, the origin of towns like Berryville, Millwood, and White Post, the history of religious denominations, county officials, slavery in Clarke County, and so on. Starting with an essay on the formation of the county militia, the author provides an overview of the various troop movements throughout the county during the war, particularly those under the command of Confederate General Jubal Early and, after the county's occupation by the North, Union General Philip Sheridan, The remainder of the volume examines the roles of Clarke County natives in the conflict. REFERENCES: Dornbusch IV-1280,1314-1315. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1223059

Bibliografische Details

Titel: HISTORY OF CLARKE COUNTY VIRGINIA AND ITS ...

Verlag: (Privately Published) Berryville, Virginia

Erscheinungsdatum: 1914

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition