Short Hampshire County Bibliography
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Hampshire County, West Virginia, 1754-2004, Titles arranged by time periods: Colonial times: Frontier Forts Along the Potomac and Its Tributaries, by William Ansel [a well documented reference to colonial Virginia frontier forts, the work does have some mistakes as certian types of records were not researched and this subject is a very difficult one to get contemporary, authoritative information on; no other work covers the subject as extensively.] History of Hampshire County, West Virginia, From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present; by Hu Maxwell and H. L. Swisher; A. Brown Boughner, Morgantown, WV, 1897 (reprinted by McClain Printing Company, Parsons, WV, 1972) [This is the most important and complete history of the county; although much of the information is anecdotal, no researcher can afford to overlook this source. Covers periods from earliest days to late 1800s.] A History of the Valley of Virginia by Samuel Kercheval, Woodstock, Va., 1850 [This is one of the most important sources for research on the colonial Virginia northern frontier; although much of the information is anecdotal, it does contain information and stories found no where else. Kercheval was broadly copied by later authors.] Capon Valley: Its Pioneers and Descendants, 1698-1940; by Maud Pugh; originally published in two volumes in 1946 and 1948. (republished as a single indexed volume) [Miss Pugh often refers to items for which no current documents are available; although her work has some of the mistakes and inconsistencies of early genealogies and anecdotal histories, her work is among the most important sources for Hampshire County genealogies and family histories. Preface has wonderful description of North River Mills.] George Washington and the Virginia Backcountry; ed. by Warren Hofstra; Madison House Publishers, Madison, WI, 1998 [This is a new book which deals in depth with the area of Hampshire County in Washington's day and his effect on it and its effect on him. There are two chapters of special interest: one on Washington the surveyor and the other on Washington's experience as Commander of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War.] For King and Country, George Washington, the Early Years; by Thomas A. Lewis; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 1993. [A very good indepth look at George Washington's years in Hampshire County first as a surveyor for Lord Fairfax and then as commander of the Virginia Regiment during the early years of the French and Indian War.]
Civil War era: Hanging Rock Rebel; ed by Dan Oates; Pearsall Press, Romney, WV, 1994. [A new publication of Lt. John Blue's recollections of his experiences in Hampshire County as a Confederate spy. He mentions many people and places of his day.] Romney in the Civil War; by C. H. Ambler; a manuscript in the West Virginia Archives. [Available in the Romney Library; in depth look at actions in Romney during the War of the Rebellion.] Stonewall Jackson's Romney Campaign, January 1 - February 20, 1862; by Thomas M. Rankin; H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, 1994. [New publication covers this campaign in detail.] The Devastating Hand of War: Romney, West Virginia During the Civil War; by Richard A. Sauers; The George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, Shepherdstown, WV, 2000. ISBN 0-9628218-7-X [This book available from the Fort Mill Ridge Foundation (304)822-4320 or http://www.hampshirereview.com/CountryStore/books.htm] Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade; by John O. Casler; Press of Morningside Bookshop; Dayton, Ohio, 1982 [first published in 1893; second enlarged and corrected edition published in 1906; the current reprint has added numerous informative footnotes to corroborate or correct the original manuscript. Casler enlisted at Springfield and served in most of Jackson's Romney campaign; he offers names of local persons and identifies locations in Hampshire County.]
Other sources and books of
interest:
Historical Records
of Old Frederick and Hampshire Co., Va.; by Wilmer L. Kerns; [Contains genealogical information on the Edwards and other early Hampshire County families.]
Historic Romney, 1762-1937; sponsored by The Town Council; Romney, 1937. [Deals primarily with the Town of Romney.]
Hollows, Peepers, and Highlanders: An Appalachian Mountain Ecology; by George Constantz; Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, MT, 1994 [Very readable and informative insight into the eastern deciduous forest and the natural flora and fauna therein.]
What to See and Do
in the Lost River and South Branch Valleys; by Nancy Powell; Lost River, 1997.
A Colonial Feast in
Capon Bridge; by Roberta Munske & Charles Hall; The Fort Edwards Foundation, Capon Bridge, 1997 [A collection of delights that local history buffs have brought to the famous Colonial Feast sponsored by the Foundation; sales help preserve and interpret the site of Joseph Edwards home and fort.]
A Geological and Geophysical Investigation of
Ice Mountain Algific Talus, Hampshire County, West Virginia by
Kevin M Andrews, M.S.;Morgantown, W. Va.,West Virginia University Libraries,
2003. A study of the unique algific talus along the North River near North
River Mills.
Note: Hanging Rock Rebel
For further information see:
The official records of Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Virginia, 1751-1758. First printed from the manuscript in the collections of the Virginia Historical Society, by R. A. Brock. Richmond, The Society, 1883-84. New York, AMS Press
First Biennial Report of the Department of Archives and History of the State of West Virginia; by Virgil A. Lewis; Charleston, The Tribune Printing Company, 1906.
Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, compiled by Gertrude E. Gray; Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987.
Dear Esther: the Civil War letters of Private Aungier Dobbs, Centerville, Pennsylvania ...
by Aungier Dobbs, Ralph Haas and Philip Ensley; Publisher: Closson
Press, Apollo, Pa., 1991. [The Ringgold Cavalry of Pennsylvania was one
of the main Union units operating in Hampshire County during the Civil War.]
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