Table of Contents
Foreword A. Parker Burroughs 9
Preface 11
Acknowledgements 15
Introduction 17
The Five Courts of Washington County 19
John McMillan: Pastor and Educator 25
Whiskey Rebellion: The Taxpayers' Revolt 29
David Bradford: Rebel with a Cause 33
Founding of the Reporter 39
War Between the Colleges 43
The Road to Prosperity 49
Westward Ho! 56
King Coal 61
The Washington Female Seminary 66
Solomon Spaulding: A Mormon Mystery? 72
The Hanging on Gallows Hill 76
The LeMoyne House: Its Role in the Slavery Issue 80
Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad 85
The Washington Invincibles 90
The Fighting Men of Ringgold 94
Washington Prepares for Invasion During the Civil War 99
The Amity Volunteers 103
Jonathan Letterman, MD 108
Rebecca Harding Davis 114
Oil: Our Lucrative Nuisance 119
County Draws Early Industry 124
County Steams into the Machine Age 130
The Waynie: Pride of Two Counties 134
Dr. LeMoyne's Last Hurrah 140
The McGiffins: Tales from Afar 145
The Tenth Infantry in the Philippines 150
Until It Was Over, Over There 157
Washington Readies for War-Again 162
Bibliography 169
About the Author and Editors 171
About the Artists 173
