The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time

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Author(s): Hu Maxwell
Publisher: ACME Publishing
Year: 1899

Language: English
Pages: 526
City: Morgantown, WV

Part First.
PAGE.
Chapter I. Explorations West of Blue Ridge 19
Chapter II, Indians and Moundbuilders 25
Chapter III. The French and Indian War 29
Chapter IV. The Dunmore War 39
Chapter V. West Virginia in the Eevolution 47
Chapter VI. Subdivisions and Boundaries 57
Chapter VII. The Newspapers of West Virginia 66
Chapter VIII. Geography, Geology and Climate 71
Chapter IX. Among Old Laws 83
Chapter X. Constitutional History 89
Chapter XI. John Brown's Raid 105
Chapter XII. The Ordinance of Secession. ... 109
Chapter XIII. The Reorganized Government 113
Chapter XIV. Formation of West Virginia 120
Chapter XV. Organizing for War. '. 126
Chapter XVI. Progress of the War 138
Chapter XVII. Chronology of the War 147
Part Second.
Chapter XVIII. Settlements and Indian Troubles 175
Chapter XIX. Notes from the Records 198
Chapter XX. The Civil War in Barbour 247
Chapter XXI. Miscellanies 276
Part Third.
Chapter XXII. Family History 335