Six Years of Hell: Harpers Ferry During the Civil War

by Chester G. Hearn

Book Overview

Most written accounts of Harpers Ferry, Virginia, during the Civil War era begin and end with John Brown's raid in 1859 and his subsequent hanging. In Six Years of Hell, Chester G. Hearn recounts in colorful style the harrowing story of Harpers Ferry's tumultuous war years-during which it changed hands more often than any town but Winchester, Virginia, and was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. Relying heavily on records left by the citizens...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807124400
• ISBN13: 9780807124406
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"