Short Historical Sketches of Page County Virginia and Its People Volume 1

This volume is arranged in chronological sections: Pre-Colonial Early Colonial and the Revolution (ten articles); Early Nineteenth Century (eight articles); Civil War Events and Personalities (thirty articles); Miscellaneous Stories Relating to Page County in the Civil War (sixteen articles); Surnames and Genealogical Research Tools (twenty-two articles); and Miscellaneous (seventeen articles).The first two sections examine the early German immigrants' influence the slavery controversy and early African-American population of Page County. The largest section concentrates on Page County's Civil War history including military organizations little-known battles local military leaders and units and genealogical resources. Further genealogy articles discuss Huguenots and Hessians as well as son local families: Aleshire Broyles Cave Chapman Dorraugh Dovel Hilliard Kiser Nauman Nicholson Purdom and Roudabush. Many good research leads are provided. The final section covers a wide assortment of subjects from locally cultivated apple varieties to witches. The comprehensive index includes names places events and military units.