A History of Orange County, Virginia

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From its formation in 1734 (O.S.) to the end of Reconstruction in 1870; Compiled mainly from original records, with a brief sketch of the beginnings of Virginia, a summary of local events to 1907, and a map

History from the county's formation in 1734 to Reconstruction's end in 1870, compiled mainly from original records. Includes the impact on the county of wars including the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Also there are chapters on the courthouses, the churches, the physical features, historic homes and the county's various crimes and punishments. An appendix contains lists of participants in the War of 1812 and the Revolutionary War, military commissions, a roster of CSA Soldiers 1861-1865, and members of the various conventions and of the Colonial House of Burgesses.

William W. Scott

(1907), 1998, paper, 292 pp.

ISBN: 9780788410369

101-S1036