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LANCASTER MENNONITE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ’S BENEFIT AUCTION OF RARE , OUT -OF -PRINT , AND USED BOOKS FRIDAY , JUNE 8, 2012, AT 6:30 P .M. TEL : (717) 393-9745; FAX : (717) 393-8751; EMAIL : [email protected] WEBSITE : http://www.lmhs.org/ The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society will conduct an auction on June 8, 2012, at 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, one-half mile east of the intersection of Routes 30 and 462. The sale dates for the remainder of 2012 are as follows: September 14, October 13, and December 14. The auction not only specializes in local and denominational history and genealogy of southeastern Pennsylvania, but also includes theological works and other types of material of interest to the nationwide constituency. Please refer to the last page of the catalog for book auction procedures. Individual catalogs are available from the Society for $8.00 ($4.00 for Society members) + $3.00 postage and handling. Persons who wish to be added to the mailing list for the rest of 2012 may do so by sending $15.00 ($9.00 for Society members) with name and address to the Society. Higher rates apply for subscribers outside of the United States. All subscriptions expire at the end of the calendar year. The catalog is also available for free on our web site at www.lmhs.org/auction.html . 1. A Collection of Spiritual Hymns Adapted to the Various Kinds of Christian Worship and Especially Designed for the Use of the Old Order River Brethren . 5th ed. with Appendix III added. Ephrata, Pa.: Grace Press, 1995. 710, [1]pp (vgc). 2. The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia . Edited by James Orr. Vols. 1-5 complete. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1960. 3541pp (ub, fps, b/w ill, ind, continuously paged, vgc). 3. The Biblical Illustrator . Edited by Joseph S. Exell. 57 vols. complete. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, 1959-63. ca. 300-800pp/vol. (ub, dj, index volume, 2 vols ds, some covers sl warped, few vols cocked, some covers warped, many covers sl soiled, gc). 4. Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization . New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers. Vol. 7 (1863). 832pp (1 bd vol, half bound, marbled covers and endpapers, b/w ill, ind, ds, ybp, torn pp, covers loose, pc). 5. Same as above. Vol. 8 (1864). 848pp (1 bd vol, half bound, marbled covers and endpapers, b/w ill, ind, ds, ybp, torn pp, covers loose, pc). 6. The Burr McIntosh Monthly , 3 monthly iss: Vol. 2 (1903), no. 6; Vol. 9 (1906), no. 34; Vol. 14 (1907), no. 56; The American Magazine , Vol. 63 (1907), no. 4; The Argosy , Vol. 57 (1908), no. 3; The Smart Set , Vol. 16 (1925), no. 3; Metropolitan Magazine , Vol. 28 (1908), no. 4; Everybody’s Magazine , Vol. 15 (1906), no. 4 (all pb, b/w ill, yp, 1 covers missing, mc to gc). 7. The Literary Digest . New York: Funk and Wagnalls Co. 6 iss: Vol. 71 (1921), no. 7; Vol. 72 (1922), no. 3, 10; Vol. 75 (1921), no. 8; Vol. 76 (1923), no. 3; Vol. 115 (1933), no. 6. ca. 40-80pp/iss (pb, b/w ill, syp, torn pp and covers, mc); The Literary Digest Atlas of the New Europe and the Far East, Showing the New Countries and New Boundaries Resulting from the Great War and from the Treaties of Peace with Explanatory Historical, Political and Economic Articles . New York: Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1922. 48pp (pb, col maps, yellowed pp and covers, covers sl torn, gc); Asia: The American Magazine on the Orient . New York: Asia Magazine, Inc. 6 monthly iss: Vol. 23 (1923), no. 4; Vol. 24 (1924), no. 8; Vol. 25 (1925), no. 2, 11; Vol. 29 (1929), no. 1; Vol. 31 (1931), no. 8. ca. 80pp/iss (pb, b/w ill, stis, syp, gc). 8. Better Homes and Gardens . Des Moines, Iowa: E.T. Meredith. 13 monthly iss: Vol. 3 (1924-25), no. 2-3, 7; Vol. 5 (1926-27), no. 1, 3-4; Vol. 6 (1927-28), no. 5, 9-11; Vol. 7 (1928-29), no. 5; Vol. 18 (1939-40), no. 1; Vol. 23 (1944-45), no. 12. ca. 50-150pp/iss (pb, b/w ill, stis, syp, 1 covers detached, mc to gc); Keith’s Beautiful Homes Magazine . Minneapolis, Minn.: Keith Corp. 2 monthly iss: Vol. 61 (1929), no. 3, 5. ca. 50pp/iss (pb, b/w ill, syp, sl torn, gc); Travel . New York: Robert M. McBride & Co. 12 monthly iss: Vol. 48 (1926-27), no. 3; Vol. 50 (1927-28), no. 1; Vol. 51 (1928), no. 5; Vol. 52 (1928-29), no. 3-5; Vol. 53 (1929), no. 2; Vol. 54 (1929-30), no. 2-3; Vol. 56 (1930-31), no. 6; Vol. 58 (1931-32), no. 5; Vol. 59 (1932), no. 3. ca. 50pp/iss (pb, b/w ill, syp, some covers sl torn, gc). 9. Christian Herald . New York, N.Y.: Christian Herald Association, Inc. 44 weekly iss: Vol. 44 (1921), no. 52; Vol. 45 (1922), no. 14, 16, 33; Vol. 46 (1923), no. 5, 9, 11-14, 16; Vol. 49 (1926), no. 3-4, 6-9; Vol. 50 (1927), no. 7-8, 10, 50- 51; Vol. 51 (1928), no. 12, 48; Vol. 52 (1929), no. 14-21, 23-25, 27, 32-33, 39-43. ca. 20-40pp/iss (pb, b/w ill, sl yellowed pp and covers, some sl torn, some creased, gc); The Youth’s Companion . Boston: Perry Mason & Co. 7 weekly iss: Vol. 58 (1885), no. 48; Vol. 59 (1886), no. 41; Vol. 60 (1887), no. 5, 8, 10, 13, 15. ca. 10-20pp/iss (pb, b/w ill, some uncut pp, creased and sl torn, yp, mc); Comfort . Augusta, Maine: W.H. Gannett Pub., Inc. 1 weekly iss: Vol. 30 (1918), no. 4. 40pp (pb, b/w ill, sl torn pp, yp, creased, mc). 10. Time, the Weekly Newsmagazine , Vol. 21 (1933), no. 3; Life , Vol. 2 (1937), no. 21; Vol. 34 (1953), no. 24 (featuring Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II); Vol. 54 (1963), no. 13; The Saturday Evening Post , 237th Year (1964), no. 25; The New York Herald , Art Supplement, July 1930; America’s Founding Fathers , Women of the Revolution (reprinted from The Christian Science Monitor ) (1975); The Capitol: A Pictorial Story of the Capitol in General and the House of Representatives in Particular (1959); Feist Dance Folio , no. 10 (1926); The Kiwanis Magazine , Vol. 13 (1928), no. 2; The Family , Vol. 11 (1914), no. 3; Chicago Magazine , Vol. 6 (1909), no. 1; McCall’s Magazine , Vol. 41 (1913-14), no. 5 (all pb, ill, some torn, 1 ybp, mostly mc to gc, 1 pc). 11. Mitchell’s New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, etc., Embraced in Fifty-Three Quarto Maps, Forming a Series of Eighty-Four Maps and Plans, Together with Valuable Statistical Tables . Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1863. [53] lvs of plates, 28pp (half bound, col maps, foxing, ds, caif, syp, spine cover faded, gc); Liberty’s Victorious Conflict: A Photographic History of the World War . Magazine Circulation Co.: 1918. 128pp (quarter bound, chiefly b/w ill, ds, yp, covers loose and torn, mc). Page 2 June 8, 2012 12. Guernsey, Alfred H., and Henry M. Alden. Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War . Vols. 1-2. Chicago, Ill.: Puritan Press Co., 1894. 836pp (b/w ill, ind, continuously paged, ybp, torn pp, covers loose, cover edges worn, pc). 13. [Devens, R.M., Our First Century, Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the One Hundred Great and Memorable Events of Perpetual Interest in the History of Our Country, Political, Military, Mechanical, Social, Scientific and Commercial, Embracing Also Delineations of All the Great Historic Characters Celebrated in the Annals of the Republic, Men of Heroism, Statesmanship, Genius, Oratory, Adventure and Philanthropy, 1876]. 1007pp (b/w ill, ind, syp, tp and several front pp missing, pp 7-8 loose, back cover and spine cover missing, pc); Crowell, J., The Young Volunteer , [1906?]. 492pp (b/w ill, ds, stis, tp missing, front cover and spine cover loose, pc); Vanderslice, J., Gettysburg Then and Now: The Field of American Valor, Where and How the Regiments Fought and the Troops They Encountered; An Account of the Battle, Giving Movements, Positions, and Losses of the Commands Engaged , 1899. 492pp (b/w ill, exlib, ds, syp, covers soiled, mc); Humphreys, A., The Virginia Campaign of ’64 and ’65: The Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James , 1883. x, [i], 451pp (folded maps inside back cover, bib refs, exlib, caif, ds, yp, covers torn and soiled, mc). 14. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies . Series 1, Vols. 1-2. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880; reprint ed., Harrisburg, Pa.: National Historical Society, 1971. 752, 1101pp (ub, ind, vgc). 15. Same as above. Series 1, Vol. 4; Series 1, Vol. 30, Pt. 1; Series 1, Vol. 39 Pt. 3. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1882, 1890, 1892. 792; x, 1166; 1031pp (ub, ind, exlib, yp, 1 spine broken, 1 spine cover loose, mc to gc). 16. The Annals of the War, Written by Leading Participants North and South, Originally Published in the Philadelphia Weekly Times , 1879. 800pp (b/w ill, exlib, yp, some loose pp, spine broken, mc); Kettell, T., History of the Great Rebellion, from Its Commencement to Its Close, Giving an Account of Its Origin, the Secession of the Southern States, and the Formation of the Confederate Government, the Concentration of the Military and Financial Resources of the Federal Government , 1865.
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    Traitors in the Service of the Lord: the Role of Church and Clergy in Appalachia’S Civil War

    Traitors in the Service of the Lord: The Role of Church and Clergy in Appalachia’s Civil War Master Thesis in Partial Fulfillment of the degree of Master of History By: Sheilah Elwardani Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia December, 2018 Acknowledgments It is hard to list all of the people who supported me through this endeavor but I will attempt to give credit where credit is highly due. The Floyd County Historical Society truly took me under their collective wings and opened full access to the archives which supplied so many vital sources. Special thanks for the support of Rebecca Weeks, Gerald Via and Connie Mitchell. The invaluable information contained in the Stigleman collection was made readily available by the transcription made by Cindy Ryan who completed this huge task in record time, sending me completed letters daily. The support and sacrifice of my family is the only reason this work exists. Laura and Paul Grochowski, my sister and brother-in law, who provided support and childcare continuously, listened to my findings and provided much needed critical feedback. My children sacrificed countless hours with their mother so that I could bury myself in letters and diaries, they eagerly visited churches and graveyards, seeking people associated with this research. My children have since asked me to take them back to the dozens of graveyards where these men rest so that they can place flowers on their graves. Last but not least: the citizens of Floyd County, Virginia; past and present, who continue to make this place special, unique, quirky and deeply rooted to its incredible history.