those lots. those Union soldiers. The artillery artillery The soldiers. Union
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on built were office clerk’s in capturing several hundred hundred several capturing in
market house, and the county county the and house, market
Town. Imboden succeeded succeeded Imboden Town.
in the the in WALK
Eventually the court house, jail, jail, house, court the Eventually which was garrisoned at Charles Charles at garrisoned was which
corner lots for public use. use. public for lots corner Run. Evitt’s by Colonel Benjamin Simpson Simpson Benjamin Colonel by
wishes and granted the four four the granted and wishes overlooking knoll a on Retreat Footsteps of History.” of Footsteps commanded Regiment Infantry
son Samuel executed his father’s father’s his executed Samuel son Happy home his of construction dislodge the 9th Maryland Maryland 9th the dislodge “Walk in the the in “Walk to prepare Town,
the county seat, and Charles’ Charles’ and seat, county the began and Valley Shenandoah streets of Charles Washington’s Washington’s Charles of streets to moved Imboden John
O 1780, Charles moved to the the to moved Charles 1780, formed, Charles Town was made made was Town Charles formed, As you walk along the storied storied the along walk you As General by led Confederates
In 1801 Jefferson County was was County Jefferson 1801 In April after sometime Virginia, Charles Town as we see it today. today. it see we as Town Charles 1863, 18, October n
be given for public buildings. buildings. public for given be Fredericksburg, of resident hundred years of history define define history of years hundred
four lots on Public Square would would Square Public on lots four prominent a Although designation. Two Two designation. America house. market
County, West Virginia). Virginia). West County, Town became a county seat, the the seat, county a became Town Preserve Preserve a awarded be to Virginia the destroyed soldiers Union
County lands (today Jefferson Jefferson (today lands County His will specified that if Charles Charles if that specified will His of a handful of towns in West West in towns of handful a of Town, Charles left they As
Town was in Berkeley County. County. Berkeley in was Town Frederick Lawrence’s of and public buildings. It is one one is It buildings. public and them. routed and Town Charles
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September 1799, Charles Charles 1799, September portion a inherited Charles collection of homes, churches, churches, homes, of collection at solders Union of force equal an
T hen Charles died in in died Charles hen 1752, in died Washington Virginia is a picturesque picturesque a is Virginia met Winder, S. Charles General
Washington. When Lawrence Lawrence When Washington. oday Charles Town, West West Town, Charles oday under troops, Confederate
full brother of General George George General of brother full Lawrence. Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Campaign. Valley Shenandoah
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and for his half-brother half-brother his for and Charles youngest the was Washington Charlestown, Virginia 1830 Virginia Charlestown, would not suffer the same fate. same the suffer not would Jackson’s “Stonewall” Thomas
streets to the west are named for for named are west the to streets Charles 1738, in orn were determined that that they they that that determined were General of middle the in caught
The The Mildred. wife Charles’ and The citizens of Charles Town Town Charles of citizens The was Town Charles 1862, 28, May
Jefferson County. Jefferson Samuel brother Charles’ for towns which withered and died. died. and withered which towns On skirmishes. and battles many
east of Public Square are named named are Square Public of east today is what in Rivers of every state is dotted with with dotted is state every of of scene the was Town Charles
Washington. The streets to the the to streets The Washington. Potomac and Shenandoah began to rebuild. The landscape landscape The rebuild. to began war, the During cause. southern
named in honor of General General of honor in named the between farmland valuable seat returned, and Charles Town Town Charles and returned, seat the supported community the
, , Street George with intersection purchased Lawrence, brother order was restored, the county county the restored, was order of most Confederacy, the joined
Public Square is formed by its its by formed is Square Public half- older George’s including of West Virginia. Eventually Eventually Virginia. West of Virginia and began conflict
T Washington Street. Washington named is Virginians, Tidewater and Irish,
adjusted to life in the new state state new the in life to adjusted the Once Town. Charles to
Street, which travels east to west, west, to east travels which Street, Scotch- Germans, time Over to Shepherdstown as the citizens citizens the as Shepherdstown to catastrophic was War Civil he
the Washington family. Main Main family. Washington the Virginia. County, Frederick then ruins. The county seat was moved moved was seat county The ruins.
A permanent remembrance of of remembrance permanent in acres 2,000 over purchased War, Charles Town was in in was Town Charles War, courthouse. the
The town’s streets are a a are streets town’s The and Run Bullskin along land Walk in the Footsteps of History of Footsteps the in Walk t the conclusion of the Civil Civil the of conclusion the t of south blocks four
TOWN 1912). in Town Charles to rich the recognized Washington hanging in Rebecca Hunter’s field field Hunter’s Rebecca in hanging
called Charlestown (changed (changed Charlestown called George 1750, in Fairfax Lord of war. of by executed was Brown John
time, the new village was was village new the time, for Surveying remained.” they by the overshadowing presence presence overshadowing the by 1859, 2, December On hanged.
Following the custom of the the of custom the Following and life, the and countryside the of Charles Town was dominated dominated was Town Charles of be to sentenced and guilty found
80 acres of his inheritance. inheritance. his of acres 80 with love in fell they came, “… economic, social and political life life political and social economic, were All rebel. to slaves incite to
to incorporate a town on on town a incorporate to they Davis, Julia of words the In years of the Civil War, the the War, Civil the of years conspiracy and treason, murder,
Charles Washington permission permission Washington Charles Valley. Shenandoah Lower the
Valley Campaign. During four four During Campaign. Valley for trial on put were they where
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General Assembly granted granted Assembly General of allure the to captive fallen Sheridan’s 1864 Shenandoah Shenandoah 1864 Sheridan’s courthouse the to street the
n October 1786 the Virginia Virginia the 1786 October n have visitors centuries, or warfare during General Philip Philip General during warfare across Office) Post U.S. the of WASHINGTON’S
CHARLES total of consequence the suffered site (present jail county the from
CHARLESTOWN, W.VA., 1891 W.VA., CHARLESTOWN,
General David Hunter. The area area The Hunter. David General trek daily the made men his and
by Hunter’s first cousin, Union Union cousin, first Hunter’s by Brown John as Square Public on
Ironically the orders were issued issued were orders the Ironically focused were eyes all October,
citizens burned to the ground. ground. the to burned citizens in week one For War. Civil the
of three houses of prominent prominent of houses three of precipitated that events the
Brown’s prosecutor, was one one was prosecutor, Brown’s among are executions their and
home of Andrew Hunter, John John Hunter, Andrew of home raiders, the of trials the raid, The
T 1864. In July July In 1864. limelight. national the into Town the the Hill, Hunter’s
he devastation continued in in continued devastation he Charles thrust and nation the
factory at Harpers Ferry, stunned stunned Ferry, Harpers at factory
courthouse and the county jail. jail. county the and courthouse gun federal the on raid Brown’s
Charles Town, including the the including Town, Charles John abolitionist 1859, 16,
C damaged many buildings in in buildings many damaged October On History. to witness
barrage during the fight severely severely fight the during barrage eye- an been has Town harles
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