History of Hampshire County, West Virginia 1785-1820 Published 1910 700+ pages ******************************************************************** Digital Book CD Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View Autoboot CD for easy access ********************************************************************* $12.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Hampshire-County-West-Virginia-History-Genealogy-/130215869723?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e51787d1b Hampshire County was created by the Virginia General Assembly on December 13, 1753 from parts of Frederick and Augusta counties (Virginia) and is the oldest county in the state of West Virginia. Although its creation was authorized in 1753, Hampshire County was not actually organized until 1757 because the area was not considered safe due to the outbreak of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). According to Samuel Kercheval's A History of the Valley of Virginia, the county was named in honor of its several prize hogs Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town (1762). The county lies in both West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands regions. Hampshire County is part of the Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). STATE HISTORY 1. Exploration and Settlement 2. Indians and Mound Builders 3. The French and Indian War 4. The Dunmore War 5. West Virginia in the Revolution 6. Counties and Boundaries of the State 7. Constitutional History 8. John Brown’s Raid 9. The Ordinance of Secession 10. The Reorganized Government 11. Formation of West Virginia 12. Organizing for War 13. Colonel Porterfield’s Retreat 14. General Garnett’s Retreat 15. General Lee’s Campaign in West Virginia 16. Schemes That Failed 17. Misc. War Notes 18. The Newspapers of West Virginia 19. Geography, Geology and Climate 20. West Virginia’s Forest Trees COUNTY HISTORY 1. Courts and Officers 2. Old Railroads and Ferries 3. Educational Affairs 4. Among Old Laws 5. Agricultural Affairs 6. Reminiscences of Washington 7. Indian Depredations 8. Money and Currency 9. The Revolutionary War 10. Notes on Newspapers 11. Among Old Records 12. Religious Organizations 13. Lands and Land-owners 14. Natural Curiosities 15. Cemeteries of Romney 16. Romney Literary Society 17. Literary Workers 18. Schools for the Deaf and Blind 19. Physicians and Surgeons 20. Bar of Romney 21. Landscapes Past and Present 22. Industrial Affairs 23. Souvenirs and Curiosities HAMPSHIRE’S PART IN THE CIVIL WAR 1.Beginning of the Strife 2. Lew Wallace Takes Romney 3. General Kelley’s Campaign 4.Spying for Jackson 5.Stonewall Jackson in Romney 6. Enlisting Companies 7.The Frontier Riflemen 8.Others Taking the Field 9.Enlisting Continues 10.One Federal Company 11.Imboden’s Raid 12.Murder of Captain Stump 13.Averell Defeats M’Causland 14.Captain McNeill’s Company 15.Crook and Kelley Captured 16.Closing Events of the War FAMILY SKETCHES (40 pages)