On July 6, 1863, William Richardson was hanged from a tree limb in Hagan's Field west of Frederick as a Confederate spy. He was captured near Woodsboro. On July 6, 1864, Middletown paid a $1,500 ransom to Confederate General Jubal Early. On July 6, 1869, Mrs. Abner Harn was fatally injured when her dress caught in the gears of a piece of machinery at her husband's woolen factory in Unionville. At the time she was overseeing the washing of the new fabric. On July 6, 1891, Walkersville Lutheran Church was organized at a meeting at the home of Thomas S. Albaugh. On July 6, 1976, Elmer F. Munshower, a native of Frederick, twice superintendent of The Maryland State Police, and a former mayor and alderman of The City of Frederick, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was born September 1, 1885. On July 6, 1977, Mary Cramer Shipley, widow of Harry F. Shipley, and an outspoken advocate for the rights of the elderly, died suddenly at age 70. She was born December 19, 1906, near Walkersville. On July 6, 1978, President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter visited The Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]