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History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, MD
Excerpt from History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, MD: Including Its Original Land Tenure; First Settlement; Material, Development; Religious, Educational, Political, and General History; Biographical Sketches, Etc The plan of this work includes the original land tenure of the District, its first settlement, and material develop ment; the origin and growth of its churches, schools, and other institutions, and of the village of Leitersburg; and a series of biographical sketches, combining much Of the per sonal with the public history. The data have been Obtained almost entirely by original research, and not without diffi culty. Although more than a hundred and sixty years have p...
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Hagerstown
Hagerstown has undergone a great deal of change since Jonathan Hager first bought Hager's Fancy in 1739. Changes were wrought by the Civil War, the railroads, and the pioneer settlers themselves. Many historic structures still stand today as a testament to the town's storied past, but growth has also brought inevitable changes.
Bible Records of Washington County, Maryland
These Bible records have been taken from copies, notes, and in some cases, the Bibles themselves, on file at the Washington County Historical Society. Washington County was often a stopping point for families heading west to Ohio, Illinois and beyond. Bible records are invaluable for research in the times prior to civil registration, offering a rich source of birth, marriage, and death information. A full-name index adds to the value of this work.
Crossroads of War
Crossroads of War brings into sharp focus a cross-section of little known happenings of both civilians and the military. Angela Kirkham Davis writes in 1862 as the events of Antietam swirled about her home; Lutie Kealhofer, of Hagerstown, glories in meeting Lee, Longstreet, and Pickett near her home in 1863, only days before Gettysburg; Young Leighton Parks visits General Lee and is given a ride on his horse, Traveller, and Mrs. Howard Kennedy, of Hagerstown, nurses young Oliver Wendell Holmes back to health after Antietam. Also included are the tragic stories of the 125th Pennsylvania's Color Sergeant, and the little known fate of the tiny Dunker Church at Antietam, and its stolen Bible. From the unpublished diary of Private James Dorrance, Co. A, 7th Maryland Infantry, we learn of camp life, and are saddened by the tragic loss of his best friend in battle. Here, also, is Dr. J. M. Gaines' unpublished list of wounded Confederate soldiers confined to the Hagerstown Seminary Hospital in 1863. These are eyewitness accounts of moments in Washington County history, a piece of the fabric that is altogether American History.
