Bedford Gazette: Following the men of the Hopewell Rifles. June 9, 2012
PART III.
A Moment In History by Jon Baughman
The November monthly report (1862) for Company F. 8th Reserve, shows the men camped near Brooks Station. On November 7 General McClellan was replaced by General Burnside....
Bedford Gazette: For some, Civil War was over states’ rights vs. government. ...
Part IV
A Moment In History by Jon Baughman
The Civil War, as most of us refer to it, had a profound influence on the course of United States history. Among these, the abolition of slavery...
Bedford Gazette: ‘Hopewell Rifles’ Went To War In ’61, When Lincoln Called. July...
This article features Company F, 8th Pennsylvania Reserves by Ned Frear written and published back in 1973.
Bedford Gazette: Boys Go To Richmond And Into Thickest Of First Big Fights....
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Hopewell Rifles, a company of Reserves from Bedford County, had marched into the Civil War in the summer of 1861. They had been in one battle, a little one at Dranesville,...
Bedford Gazette: ‘Rifles’ Fought Hard In Antietam’s Awful Mountain, Corn Field. July...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Hopewell Rifles and the Pennsylvania Reserves had fought hard near Richmond, but the worst was to come. The Union and Confederate armies were headed for Bull Run again, and then Antietam....
Bedford Gazette: War Finally Ended For Diminished Co. After 3 Long Years. ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The battle of Antietam left the armies exhausted, but the Union had the advantage and could not capitalize. Gen. George McClellan, once the darling of the north, had frustrated president Lincoln long...
Bedford Gazette: Hopewell Rifles Photo Sparks Some Memories. July 31, 1973.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Along with the correspondence below, we have received several communications about our series on the "Hopewell Rifles" in the Civil War.
Dick Eichelberger, whose grandfather Eli was Captain of the company, points out...
