By: Waterman, Watkins and Company, Pub. 1884, reprinted 2020, 924 pages, New Index, ISBN #0-89308-734-3. Bedford County was created in 1771 from Cumberland County and is the parent county to: Huntington, Somerset, Blair, Cambria and Fulton. Somserset County as created in 1795 and Fulton was created in 1850. It sits in the southern portion of the state boarding Maryland. This area is where the French and Indian War occurred. It was a vital area for development of the country. Upon the defeat of the French and Treaties with the native Indians, westward expansion was aloud to progress. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as trade & transportation, labor, farming, towns rows, Boundary Lines, politics, Military Service, the Whiskey Insurrection, French Occupation, Land and religion - all important in the development of the county - are carefully discussed. This type of county history book can help one develop ideas or paths to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of the local residents. A particular useful feature of this book is the extensive biographical information included. This volume contains more than 276 biographical sketches, included in which are some 10,000 additional family members. The New Index for this edition has approximately 32,000 entries.

A rare book reprint. Its general history section embraces 15 interesting chapters on colonial and other initial events; also there are military chapters pertaining to Bedford and Somerset Counties. 32 chapters pertaining to Bedford County as organized in 1884, each township is given a separate chapter. In turn, they are followed by 30 chapters devoted to Somerset County, treated in the same manner. In turn, there are 19 chapters relating to Fulton County, including the military. 96 exhaustive chapters! The writers of this book gathered local historic lore from at least a thousand pioneers of their descendants by the writers of this book. Includes at least 8,000 dates and ten times as many namesextremely accurate. Over 100 pages of biographical sketches. Index.

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While many Civil War reference books exist, there is no single compendium that contains important details about the combatant states (and territories) that Civil War researchers can readily access for their work. People looking for information about the organizations, activities, economies, demographics, and prominent personalities of Civil War states and state governments must assemble data from a variety of sources, with many key sources remaining unavailable online. This volume provides a crucial reference book for Civil War scholars and historians, professional or amateur, seeking information about Pennsylvania during the war. Its principal sources include the Official Records, state adjutant general reports, legislative journals, state and federal legislation, executive speeches and proclamations on the federal and state levels, and the general and special orders issued by the military authorities of both governments, North and South. Designed and organized for easy use, this book can be read in two ways: by individual state, with each chapter offering a stand-alone history of an individual state's war years; or across states, comparing reactions to the same event or solutions to the same problems.