Samuel F. Harsh of Barbour County (W. Va.) Home Guard
Date:
ca. 1861
Description:
Harsh stood strongly with the Union during the Civil War in the midst of a Confederate stronghold in Barbour County. He served under Captain Michael T. Haller. This cased image of Harsh is possibly a ambrotype.
Pleasant Creek Methodist Church was organized in 1800 when Mr. land was donated land for the building. The church was later rebuilt several times until the current structure was completed in 1903