Browsing All posts tagged under »1861«

Yummy! Some recipes from 1861…

September 4, 2010 by

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On rare occasion, I bring up the topic of food here, so… I can’t resist… whenever I find old recipes, I have to give them a shot… perhaps it’s the blood of my confectioner ancestors that comes to life when I find this sort of thing. Nevertheless, haven’t tried these yet, but wanted to pass […]

The day after the Clear Spring Union Meeting… a meeting at nearby Four Locks

October 12, 2009 by

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If you aren’t familiar with that particular part of western Maryland, Four Locks is just to the South of Clear Spring, and located on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Interestingly (at least to me), my third great grandparents Moore were listed as residents of Clear Spring AND Four Locks in the 1860 census. I suppose […]

Comparing say… a grouping of counties from Alabama with the Shenandoah Valley

April 14, 2008 by

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I certainly believe that each area, no matter whether it be in Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina or in any of the states that made up the Confederacy, should be examined based on distinctive differences (demographics, slave population, etc.), taking each county and/or area, one at a time. So far, I’ve just focused on the […]

Number of voters in the Shenandoah Valley, 1856-1861

April 8, 2008 by

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The following table specifies the number of votes cast in the three elections from 1856-1860 and the referendum vote on secession in 1861. I’ll comment more on this later. However, with a quick glance at the difference between numbers of voters in 1860 and 1861, in most cases (Rockingham and Shenandoah counties being the exception) […]

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