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George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America, together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published: description of towns and cities. (ed. George P. Rowell and company), Virginia , Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia (search)
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia
a town of 2,113* pop., on a fork of Shenandoah River, 160 miles from Richmond.
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), W (search)
The Daily Dispatch: November 30, 1860., [Electronic resource], Sudden change. (search)
Sudden change.
--On Friday morning there was a fall of snow in this region, to the depth of about half an inch; and on Saturday morning heavy winds from the northwest, chilling the air and freezing the ground, reminded us that winter is upon us. Ice to the thickness of more than an inch was frozen on the small streams, ponds and mill-dams.
In fact, we have never known a more sudden change from warm to intensely cold weather.--Woodstock (Va.) Tenth Legion.
The Daily Dispatch: March 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Celebration. (search)
A Celebration.
--The Woodstock (Va.) Tenth Legion says:--
We understand that the patriotic citizens residing at Columbia Furnace celebrated Washington's birth-day in quite a spirited manner.
A cannon, weighing over eleven hundred pounds, was cast by order of the worthy proprietor of the furnace, for the occasion.
It was substantially mounted upon the fore wheels of a wagon, and charged with the best XXX Dupout.
Six salutes were fired, the charges being increased at each fire; and the seventh proved too heavy for Columbia's metal, and the cannon and the wagon were blown to everlasting smash.
No one was injured by the explosion of the cannon.
Editors off for the war.
--The editors of the Tenth Legion, (Woodstock, Va.,) and the Lexington Valley Star have said farewell to their readers and entered the service of the State.
The occupation of Romner.
--It is stated that when the Federalists occupied the town of Romney, they fired several times at the Rev. J. P. Hyde, Lieutenant of a company, and formerly of Woodstock, Va.
The Daily Dispatch: January 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], Horrible Outrage. (search)
The Yankees have been engaged for a day or two back in dismantling their vessels inside of Warsaw Island, with the view of sinking them.
The Houston (Texas) Telegraph says the people of Galveston are in considerable of a "stew" over a report that Gov. Lubbock had written to Gen. Herbert, recommending the destruction of Galveston, if the city could not be defended.
Joseph H. Samuels, of Woodstock, Shenandoah county, Va., a very worthy and highly respected citizen, died very suddenly of apoplexy in that place, on Monday, the 30th inst.
Hon. Warren Winston, of North Carolina, has been compelled from ill health to resign his seat in the Convention of that State.
The post-office at Hawfields and Hain's Mills, in Orange county, N. C., have been discontinued.
The Daily Dispatch: April 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], [correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch .] (search)
We have received copies of the Philadelphiagatra Baltimore American and New York Herald, of dates as late as the afternoon of April 2d, from with we make the following selections:
Advance of the Valley. Woodstock, Va., April 1.
--Gen. Banks advanced from Strasburg this morning towards this point.
When on approaching the town,. Ashby, with a force of Rebel cavalry, infantry and battery, disputed the passage of the Federal troops.
We however, passed on through the town, the rebels frequently stopping in their retreat and throwing shells, to which we responded with effort.
Gen! Banks pursued the enemy to Edinburg, five miles south of Woodstock, Ashby burning the intupike and one railroad bridge in his retreat.
All the railroad bridges between here and Strasburg had been previously destroyed.
The only casualty on our side was one man killed an the Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania regiment, and one of the Second Massachusetts regiment received a rifleball in his se
Affairs in the Valley.
We are assured, upon the authority of parties who arrived by the Central train last night, that the rumor which we noticed yesterday morning, in reference to an engagement at Woodstock, in Shenandoah county, is entirely without foundation.
Up to Monday afternoon everything was quiet in our camp and our picket lines extended several miles below Woodstock.
The enemy's pickets were at Strasburg.