Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Berkeley County, VA
Date Type
Confederate forces evacuate Harpers Ferry and other western Virginia towns along the Potomac Battles/Soldiers
Robert Brown, a fugitive slave from Virginia, arrives in Philadelphia after crossing Potomac on horseback Slavery/Abolition
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Date Title
New York Times, “Fatal Railroad Accident,” March 10, 1854
Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Negro Insurrection!," October 20, 1859
Raleigh (NC) Register, “The Gallantry of Southern Men,” July 17, 1861
Ward H. Lamon to Abraham Lincoln, August 23, 1861
Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Gen. Lee Again Victorious!,” July 9, 1863
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