[CIVIL WAR]. A group of 3 ledgers associated with George W. Summers of Grant, Cabell County, (West) Virginia, documenting tensions between Union forces and Confederate sympathizers.

cabell county summers prisoner virginia taken union grant volunteers 1861 west trial forces entries november residents tensions confederate documenting troops suggests primarily war-date include western 1862 area records sons george suspected january cavalry reads canvassing william allegiances town summers's civil ledgers following gibson continues 1812-1890 attempting sympathizers reached business sylvester tension record property list chickens damage abetting attacked recruitment simultaneously camouflage large associated virginia's containing losses ohio response body days enlisted winter sent group join home difficulties cause climax port pro-confederate control spine tolan house additional dated later indicates south leaving burned worn accounting ongoing costs summer hall said charges rebels relief acquittal glad toland 8/2/1861 served eastern present-day raid april absent houses strong guyandotte reclaimed mundane relic demonstrates sympathies scattered 1863 acquited ammunition providing provisions commissioned 34th added corporal force approximately 118pp 172pp 256pp marbled boards loose nature spanning 1849 1870s loss head young cattle yoke oxen waggon land pickets overan identifies honorably witnesses andrews jordon thomas listing rebel army distributing infantry regiment theater killed 7/18/1863 wytheville summer's athenium prison wheeling months farmer businessman owned grist cane blacksmith shop rental outbreak support camp overcame brief resistance federal recruits believed assistance unfolding nearly notations written transactions bitterly divided measuring pages neck shenandoah sick fight quickly events personal unusual approx heavily soil notes entry regt spared valley note arrived confederacy constantine confederates ground tumultuous verified interesting lieut john