The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry, with Legends of the Surrounding Country

by Joseph Barry

Added in 1959

BOLIVAR METHODIST CHURCH

A Century of Christian Science
Dedicated Sept. 26th, 1849

The final resting place of an unknown Union Soldier, who, wounded and alone, found shelter under the walls of this Church during the bitter fighting of the Civil War.

SAINT JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Organized 1848
Pastor I. P. Smeltzer—1850
Pastor L. B. Williamson—1959
Basement of Church used as hospital during Civil War

CAMP HILL METHODIST CHURCH

Historic Camp Hill Methodist Church was organized in 1830, and received its name from many camps situated on hill under command of General Pinkney in 1799. Services have been held continuously, except 1861-65 because of the Civil War. 1867 work started on the present building by Rev. Jeremiah Clay. Mr. Derrett Coates, loyal member, lost his life while trying to obtain brick from the armory yard. 1948 the late Mr. Charles Smith financed the remodeling to the present building.

ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, HARPERS FERRY

Began with five communicants, with Rev. Dr. Andrews, Rector of Shepherdstown, holding service twice a month, first in the old Temperance Hall, and later in the Armory Office. Admitted into the Diocese in 1850. In 1853, 26 persons were confirmed. The old church, looking down upon the flowing waters of the two rivers was begun in 1851—completed and furnished in 1852. During the Civil War the Church was so badly wrecked only walls and roof remained. To Rev. Wm. T. Leavell, belongs the credit of gathering the scattered congregation. He secured from the Government, the lot, on which the rectory built in 1899 now stands. Old Church was re-built in 1882. A new site was obtained in the western part of town, a new church was erected. Cornerstone of new St. John's laid Nov. 1895. Consecrated by Bishop W. L. Gravatt, March 19, 1899. Rectory completed 1899.

ST. PETER'S CATHOLIC CHURCH

Established as a mission by Father Dubois about 1792. Church built in 1830 and rebuilt in 1896. Only church in town to remain open for services throughout the Civil War.

Transcriber's Notes.

Variations in spacing, capitalization and hyphenation; variation in spellings of names between the main part of the text vs. the lists of patrons; variable spelling of "Alleghany" vs. "Allegheny"; missing towns in the lists of patrons; the ordering of the chapter title before the chapter number in Chapter II; and lack of chapter title in Chapter I are as per the original.

Errors in punctuation have been corrected without note. The following typographic errors have been corrected:

p. [8] contempt on the busy hive of men below (changed from "bleow")

p. [9] to see one of them climb (changed from "clmb")

p. [10] a crow's nest is a comparatively (changed from "compartively")

p. [12] then unbroken wilderness to fulfill (changed from "fullfill")

p. [14] that transpired in Mr. Harper's time (changed from "itme")

p. [14] and another, though a less freshet (changed from "through")

p. [15] and ninety-five acres on the Loudoun (changed from "Loudon")

p. [19] pursuit of some of his tormentors (changed from "or his tormenters")

p. [19] charge an armorer for medical advice (changed from "advise")

p. [20] from eastern Virginia, the ancestors (changed from "ancesters")

p. [20] in 1810, by James Stubblefield (changed from "Stublefield")

p. [22] man was named Robert W. Daugherty (changed from "Daughtery")

p. [22] Young Daugherty was a scion of the (changed from "Daughtery")

p. [25] Twice he had been honorably acquitted (changed from "acquited")

p. [28] under him, on account of politics (changed from "poliics")

p. [30] These restrictions were (changed from "restriction were")

p. [31] do them justice. The octogenarian participants (changed from "octogenarians participants")

p. [40] succeeded in lifting Chamberlain (changed from "Chamblain")

p. [41] Chamberlain on the subject, but it is (changed from "is is")

p. [44] Mr. Beckham was always much opposed (changed from "Beckman")

p. [47] boarded at the house of Mr. Ormond (changed from "0rmond")

p. [51] Mr. Thomas Boerly approached (changed from "approched")

p. [52] passed on strongly impressed (changed from "impresssed")

p. [53] history, like that of Pocahontas (changed from "Pocohontas")

p. [53] gratefully remembered than that (changed from "that that")

p. [58] holes kept up a brisk fusillade (changed from "fusilade")

p. [58] Martinsburg; Mr. Young, of Charlestown (changed from "Charestown")

p. [58] Shenandoah streets, where Mr. Boerly (changed from "Boerley")

p. [59] enemy. He crept along the railroad (changed from "ralroad")

p. [61] be none by them on the besiegers (changed from "beseigers")

p. [63] Brown himself was wounded severely (changed from "severly")

p. [63] This removal and reinterment were accomplished (changed from "reinterrment were accomplish-")

p. [65] penknife or even with a minie (changed from "minnie")

p. [65] he had, all along, communicated (changed from "communcated")

p. [66] women and children rushed wildly (changed from "wildy")

p. [67] not molest them. Sandy Hook (changed from "Hok")

p. [70] succeeded in eluding the vigilance (changed from "viligance")

p. [73] hoped that honest convictions (changed from "convections")

p. [74] railroad passengers who, every day (changed from "everyday")

p. [74] Henrie Kagi, Charles P. Tydd, Oliver (changed from "Oiver")

p. [75] and helped to give to his aquiline (changed from "acquiline")

p. [79] William Lehman, who (changed from "wh")

p. [81] did not see the latter occurrence (changed from "occurence")

p. [83] it was he that killed Mr. Boerly (changed from "Boerley")

p. [85] Elsie Kreglow, of the District (changed from "Distict")

p. [89] over him. Brown coolly (changed from "cooly")

p. [93] dwelt on his extraordinary (changed from "extraodinary")

p. [93] The sheriff—Campbell—who officiated (changed from "Cambell")

p. [93] himself and the gallant nation of (changed from "of of")

p. [94] ugly scars remained as mementos (changed from "mementoes")

p. [94] without a scratch and succeeded (changed from "succeded")

p. [95] and the following gentlemen (changed from "gentlement")

p. [96] avoid disagreeable repetitions (changed from "repititions")

p. [97] perhaps, by his consciousness (changed from "conciousness")

p. [99] hands of the United States troops (changed from "State stroops")

p. [100] many of those who participated (changed from "patricipated")

p. [100] Kentucky and other southern (changed from "souther")

p. [100] mostly of rough, Ohio boatmen (changed from "boastmen")

p. [102] crowds of soldiers on the platform (changed from "plaform")

p. [103] signal example of vengeance (changed from "vengence")

p. [107] Henderson—wounding him severely (changed from "severly")

p. [109] see the rapid demoralization (changed from "demorilization")

p. [109] certain parties pursuing the thieves (changed from "theives")

p. [110] learning this accomplishment so necessary or at least ("so necessary or at least" repeated in original)

p. [111] day aiding Beauregard at Manassas (changed from "Manasas")

p. [119] major's office. Many and various (changed from "varius")

p. [120] property as the trestle buttresses (changed from "butresses")

p. [121] suspicions, it is believed (changed from "belived")

p. [123] Friday and Saturday, September (changed from "Septemeber")

p. [125] foundation in fact, but is (changed from "is is")

p. [127] spirit which he afterwards exhibited (changed from "exhibted")

p. [128] superiors. He was a great (changed from "geat")

p. [128] terror of sutlers (changed from "suttlers")

p. [130] injuring any one, and then (changed from "the")

p. [132] the State of Ohio a (changed from "as")

p. [133] the protection of the Baltimore (changed from "Balitmore")

p. [133] switch key, they transferred the (changed from "the the")

p. [134] orders with the aggravation (changed from "aggravaton")

p. [136] was surprised and taken prisoner (changed from "prsoner")

p. [137] claim on the chronicles (changed from "chonicles")

p. [138] hide himself in some bullet-proof (changed from "bullet-poof")

p. [138] of General Lee at Appomattox (changed from "Appomatox")

p. [139] would increase and, finally, a motley (changed from "motly")

p. [140] a native of Hesse Darmstadt (changed from "Darmstdat")

p. [142] theme of this little book will flourish (changed from "fourish")

p. [144] of those three extraordinary (changed from "extraodinary")

p. [145] Chief Justice Chase presiding at the (changed from "a tthe")

p. [148] necessary to rebuild at Harper's (changed from "Haper's")

p. [150] has no other merit, it commands (changed from "command")

p. [150] best view of Harper's Ferry, to choose (changed from "chose")

p. [153] to which he was clinging with the proverbial (changed from "wth the proverbal")

p. [154] around it. At length, his (changed from "His")

p. [159] mingled with hysterical screams from (changed from "form")

p. [159] any exertion to save himself (changed from "hmself")

p. [161] put in a sharp rejoinder (changed from "rejoiner")

p. [163] when Mr. Williams and his (changed from "an dhis")

p. [164] instances, the very foundations (changed from "foundatons")

p. [164] their industry and unobtrusive (changed from "unobstrusive")

p. [165] and the remains were forwarded (changed from "forwaded")

p. [169] Munchausen immediately transferred (changed from "transfered")

p. [170] did not suffer much from this flood (changed from "food")

p. [173] by any victory for the canal company (changed from "comjany")

p. [179] every learned profession in West Virginia, Maryland (changed from "Marylang")

p. [179] One evening a stranger called at Livingstone's (changed from "Livingtone's")

p. [180] woman-like, was listening to the conversation (changed from "conversaton")

p. [187] available and looked around inquiringly (changed from "inquriingly")

p. [202] [In alt tag] Dime Museum (image shows "Musuem")

p. [202] [In alt tag] If you fail to see SPENCER'S DIME MUSEUM (image shows "MUSUEM")

p. [206] Louise Allstadt Watson Nichols (great-granddaughter) (changed from "great-grandaughter")