| Dates | Augusta County | Franklin County | Virginia | Pennsylvania | National |
| 01-1867 | General Assembly passed a bill saying, no contract between a white & a black, for the labor of service of the latter for more than 2 months, shall be binding on the black unless the contract is written & signed by both parties & a public official. | ||||
| 01-05-1867 | Johnson vetoed the Suffrage in the District of Columbia Bill | ||||
| 01-07-1867 | Representative James Ashley of Ohio charged Johnson with usurpation, corruption & interference in election. The case was referred to the Judiciary Committee. | ||||
| 01-08-1867 | New directors of the 1st National Bank of Greencastle elected. | Overriding Johnson's veto, Congress granted suffrage to African-Americans in Washington, D.C. | |||
| 01-09-1867 | Valley Spirit reported that a faith doctor visited Waynesboro. | Legislature rejected the proposed constitutional amendment. | |||
| 01-13-1867 | John Geary inaugurated as governor. Simon Cameron inaugurated as U. S. senator. | ||||
| 01-16-1867 | Valley Spirit reported counterfeits of the Nation Bank's $5 bills surfaced, & that Reverend E. E. Higbee will be the new professor of church history at the Theological Seminary of Mercersburg. | ||||
| 01-17-1867 | Fire destroyed Jacob Middour's residence. | ||||
| 01-19-1867 | Young men of the county founded the Philomathesian Society, a debating club. | ||||
| 01-22-1867 | Staunton Musical Association formed. Counterfeit $5 National notes surfaced. | Spectator reported that the African-American population in VA declined by over 190,000 since 02-01-1860. | |||
| 01-25-1867 | Reverend S. D. Stuart delivered a lecture at the Staunton Lyceum detailing his trip to England. | ||||
| 01-29-1867 | Friendship Fire Co. quickly extinguished a fire at John A. Grove's marble works. | ||||
| 02-01-1867 | A. H. H. Stuart left Staunton for Richmond to settle difficulties between VA & WV. | ||||
| 02-02-1867 | Billy Wilson, a freedman, charged with burning a barn, claimed another black paid him to do so. | Valley Spirit reported new counterfeits surfaced. | |||
| 02-03-1867 | William & Henry Bird, two freedmen, charged with burning a house. | Legislature debated whether or not to allow blacks to ride in public conveyances. | |||
| 02-07-1867 | The Chambersburg Cornet Band conducted a play with a scene involving a white man dressed as a black woman. | ||||
| 02-08-1867 | Dr. C. R. Harris delivered a lecture on "Freedom of Thought" at the Staunton Lyceum. | ||||
| 02-11-1867 | The local Building Association formed. | ||||
| 02-12-1867 | Martin Snyder arrested for the rape of Mary Elizabeth Eberly, a 10-year-old resident of the local Children's Home. | Legislature ratified the 14th Amendment. | |||
| 02-13-1867 | Valley Spirit reported a fire broke out in Joseph McKinney's house. | ||||
| 02-15-1867 | Concert held at the Presbyterian Church. | ||||
| 02-20-1867 | Valley Spirit reported Pope Wilson & George Book, 2 freedmen, arrested for stealing a coat from White's clothing store. | ||||
| 02-21-1867 | Concert at the Presbyterian Church repeated. | ||||
| 02-25-1867 | Congressional resolution provided for a survey for a canal at Darien, Panama. | ||||
| 02-27-1867 | Valley Spirit reported the temperance fair last week raised nearly $2000. | ||||
| 03-1867 | Episcopal Methodist Church made appointments. | Senate called for a convention under the provisions of the military force bill. House of Delegates passed a bill forbidding the sale or distribution of liquor near voting places. | |||
| 03-01-1867 | NE admitted as the 37th state. | ||||
| 03-03-1867 | Thieves broke into Mr. Greathead's store & stole money & merchandise. | Under 1st Reconstruction Act, VA became part of Military District 1. | 1st Reconstruction Act, which denied removal powers of the president, passed. Tenure of Civil Office Bill passed over Johnson's veto. National Bankruptcy Bill passed. Department of Education established. Judiciary Committee concerning impeachment recommended a continuance of investigation. | ||
| 03-04-1867 | Sherry's Theatrical Troupe performed at Repository Hall. | ||||
| 03-05-1867 | Voting rights of blacks challenged in Alexandria, when 1000 black votes were rejected. | ||||
| 03-07-1867 | John Randolph, a freedman, imprisoned for stealing shoes from P. B. Hoge's store. | Order of the Knights of St. Crispin established to halt the rise of unemployment in the shoe industry. | |||
| 03-11-1867 | Johnson began assigning generals to the command of the 5 military districts in the South. | ||||
| 03-12-1867 | Reported that a Radical paper will soon be started in Staunton. | ||||
| 03-13-1867 | Valley Spirit reported on the projected railroad from Carlisle to Pine Grove in Franklin County. Fire destroyed a steam sawmill of the Doubling Gap Lumber & Mining Co. & Matthew Elder's barn. | Gen. Schofield arrived in Richmond & replaced Governor Pierpont with Gen. Wells. | Trustees of the Agricultural College of PA met. | ||
| 03-15-1867 | Election for borough, township, and election officers held. | ||||
| 03-16-1867 | Telegraph office opened in Waynesboro at J. F. Kurtz's Drug Store. | ||||
| 03-18-1867 | George Rock stabbed Jacob Fisher 11 times during a scuffle in Quincy. | ||||
| 03-20-1867 | North Ward Democrats met at Montgomery House. South Ward Democrats met at William Bender's House. Valley Spirit announced Governor Greary pardoned Mrs. Bernthisel of Greencastle of her adultery conviction. | ||||
| 03-23-1867 | 2nd Reconstruction Act, which provided for registration of all qualified votes, passed over Johnson's veto. | ||||
| 03-25-1867 | Ladies' Memorial Association hosted a fair & dinner to raise money for the soldiers' cemetery. | ||||
| 03-30-1867 | Secretary of State Seward agreed to pay Russia $7,200,000 for Alaska. | ||||
| 03-31-1867 | A thwarted burglary occurred at George Etter's home. | ||||
| 04-1867 | Frank Wilson of Staunton elected the "Smallest Man" of the Ugly Club at the University of Virginia. E. L. Houff, a delegate from Augusta to the Loyalist Convention returned home unhappy with the proceedings. William Marshall charged with the rape of Elizabeth White. | Explosion in the coal mines outside Richmond killed about 70 men. Loyalist Convention held in Richmond. Conflicts arose over whether or not African-Americans should be allowed to ride in Richmond streetcars. | |||
| 04-01-1867 | Col. McClure & his family departed for Montana to inspect gold & silver mines, in which he had a stake. | ||||
| 04-02-1867 | Jacob Foreman's son drowned while playing in the Conococheague. | ||||
| 04-08-1867 | Col. Bolivar Christian lectured at the Staunton Lyceum on the character of the people of the Valley of VA. | ||||
| 04-09-1867 | The home of Samuel Parent burned. | John McCoy of Mifflin Township committed suicide. | Congress ratified the purchase of Alaska. | ||
| 04-15-1867 | The Freedmen of Staunton held a meeting and produced resolutions. | ||||
| 04-17-1867 | Valley Spirit reported that an act passed the state legislature incorporating a co. in Chambersburg for the purpose of erecting a Market House & a Public Hall. | ||||
| 04-20-1867 | The remains of an infant were found buried on a lot near Burke's Foundry. | Schuyler Colfax delivered his lecture, "Across the Continent" in Repository Hall. | |||
| 04-21-1867 | Franklin County Bible Society held its anniversary meeting in the German Reformed Church. | ||||
| 04-24-1867 | Valley Spirit reported Matthew P. Walsh was confirmed as the new Postmaster of Chambersburg. | ||||
| 04-29-1867 | Lightning struck Jacob Lear's blacksmith shop in Shady Grove. | ||||
| 04-30-1867 | 4 local teachers announced their intention to open a new institution for young men. | Gen. Hancock and Gen. Custer led an expedition against the Indians in western KS. | |||
| 05-02-1867 | Chambersburg Musical Union concert. | ||||
| 05-04-1867 | Reverend George D. Chenowith, corresponding secretary of the State Temperance Union, spoke at the Methodist Episcopalian Church. | ||||
| 05-06-1867 | H. M. Sibbett won the post of Chief Burgess in the Waynesboro election. | ||||
| 05-10-1867 | 2nd Annual Floral Tribute to the memory of the soldiers buried in the Soldiers' Cemetery. 4th anniversary of Stonewall Jackson's death celebrated | ||||
| 05-11-1867 | Jefferson Davis visited Richmond. | ||||
| 05-13-1867 | Jefferson Davis taken to Richmond on habeas corpus and admitted to bail. | ||||
| 05-14-1867 | Gen. Lee visited Staunton for the week to attend the Episcopal Convention. | ||||
| 05-15-1867 | Valley Spirit reported the town council appointed John Forbes street commissioner. | ||||
| 05-22-1867 | Valley Spirit advised a group of gypsies encamped in the woods near Chambersburg be immediately driven out. | ||||
| 05-27-1867 | Annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Valley Railroad held at the courthouse. | ||||
| 05-28-1867 | Registering officers appointed. | ||||
| 05-29-1867 | Valley Spirit reported counterfeit bills surfaced. | ||||
| 05-31-1867 | The youngest class of the Augusta Female Seminary held a May party. | ||||
| 06-01-1867 | William Stoner, an African-American, shot David Montgomery, also an African-American, in Wolffstown after a confrontation earlier that day. | ||||
| 06-04-1867 | Hope Fire Co. held elections | ||||
| 06-05-1867 | Valley Spirit reported the town council approved a plan to number dwellings and businesses in Chambersburg. | ||||
| 06-07-1867 | Peter McGaffigan drowned in Falling Spring. | ||||
| 06-10-1867 | A party of men left Chambersburg for a tour of the Shenandoah, including a stop in Staunton. | ||||
| 06-11-1867 | A mutual protection society to respond to the frequency of horse theft formed. | State Democratic Convention held in Harrisburg nominated George Sharswood for the PA Supreme Court. | |||
| 06-12-1867 | Public exercises of the closing session of the Augusta Female Seminary began. | Reverend H. Y. Hummelbaugh baptized 5 people in Falling Spring. | |||
| 06-15-1867 | Appeals to the Assessor of Internal Revenue Taxes held at the office of J. L. P. Deltrich. | ||||
| 06-16-1867 | Churches of Chambersburg collected donations for the relief of the destitute people of the South. | ||||
| 06-17-1867 | Charlie Evans, an African-American, arrested for attempting to hug a white woman. | ||||
| 06-18-1867 | Committee appointed to enable the VA Railroad Co. to complete the Covington and Ohio Railroad. Court case over whether African-Americans or whites of a church have claim to the land began. | ||||
| 06-19-1867 | Valley Spirit reported counterfeit $10 notes in circulation. | 1st Annual Belmont Stakes won by Ruthless. | |||
| 06-22-1867 | Voter registration began. | ||||
| 06-24-1867 | Committee to complete the Covington and OH Railroad met at the courthouse to consider the proposed extension of the Southern railway. Commencement exercises at the Wesleyan Female Institute began. | ||||
| 06-25-1867 | Jackson Sunday School opened. The Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institution gave a concert. | ||||
| 06-26-1867 | Valley Spirit reported a monument erected in Church Hill in memory of Capt. James P. McCullough by the members of Co. C., 19th Regiment, P. V. | ||||
| 06-29-1867 | Voter registration ended in 2 districts in Augusta with District 1, Staunton, having 380 whites & 184 blacks registered & District 2, Staunton, having 366 whites & 258 blacks registered. Directors of the Augusta County Fair met. | ||||
| 06-30-1867 | Union prayer meeting of all Christian denominations held at the Presbyterian Church. | ||||
| 07-01-1867 | New officers of the Friends of Temperance installed. | ||||
| 07-03-1867 | Valley Spirit reported F. C. Waldlich of Mercersburg awarded the contract to build the new Presbyterian Church in McConnellsburg. | ||||
| 07-04-1867 | Local Independence Day festivities. | A fight broke out between blacks & whites in front of Repository Hall. | |||
| 07-06-1867 | Tom Harris, an African-American, imprisoned for raping 2 African-American girls. A. H. H. Stuart, Jr., aged 21, died of typhoid fever. | ||||
| 07-07-1867 | Funeral held at the Episcopal Church for A. H. H. Stuart, Jr. | ||||
| 07-09-1867 | Spectator reported A. McR. Blain secured a patent for an improved apple paring, boring, and slicing machine. | ||||
| 07-10-1867 | Valley Spirit reported the Republican Convention nominated Henry W. Williams for the PA Supreme Court. | ||||
| 07-15-1867 | The County Board of Registration met & announced the registration totals with District 3, Middlebrook, having 407 whites & 124 blacks; District 4, Greenville, having 428 whites & 123 blacks; District 5, Waynesboro, having 470 whites & 224 blacks; District 6, New Hope, having 376 whites & 102 blacks. | ||||
| 07-16-1867 | Spectator reported Dr. R. L. Madison will leave Staunton to resume his chair at Virginia Military Institute. | ||||
| 07-17-1867 | Valley Spirit alerted readers counterfeit $100 bills surfaced. It was also reported that J. Newton Shellito appointed General Whiskey Inspector for the district including Chambersburg and a baby boy abandoned in the privy attached to the ladies' room at the railroad depot. | ||||
| 07-18-1867 | The Printers defeated the Picked 37 to 20 in a baseball game in Chambersburg. | ||||
| 07-19-1867 | 3rd Reconstruction Act, which said the 15th Amendment must be ratified before Southern States could be readmitted, reported, vetoed, and passed over Johnson's veto. | ||||
| 07-20-1867 | Capt. F. S. Turkey, former local Superintendent of the Freedmen's Bureau, lectured in front of the Courthouse. | ||||
| 07-24-1867 | Commencement exercises of Franklin & Marshall College began. | ||||
| 07-25-1867 | Lightning struck Jacob Whitmore's house, injuring an African-American boy & killing a dog. | ||||
| 07-26-1867 | John Price's farmhouse, occupied by Jacob Shank, burned down. | ||||
| 07-29-1867 | Radical meeting at the Staunton courthouse adopted resolutions & selected delegates to attend the Radical Convention in Richmond. | Martha Baker violently attacked & robbed on her way home from Shippensburg. | |||
| 08-01-1867 | Radical Convention began in Richmond. | ||||
| 08-02-1867 | Attempted robbery at John B. Evans' store. Episcopal Methodist Church-South Sunday School held a picnic in Taylor's Grove. | ||||
| 08-03-1867 | John Engleman's store robbed. | ||||
| 08-07-1867 | William A. Wallace addressed the Democratic State Committee. | ||||
| 08-12-1867 | Secretary of War Stanton, refusing to resign, suspended by Johnson. Grant appointed Secretary of War pro tem. | ||||
| 08-13-1867 | Spectator reported a Council of the Friends of Temperance organized at Middisbrook. | ||||
| 08-14-1867 | Valley Spirit reported a new counterfeit $5 bill circulating. Cumberland Valley Good Templars Convention met in Mercersburg. | ||||
| 08-16-1867 | An arsonist set fire to Abraham Carbaugh's barn near Brown's Mill. | ||||
| 08-17-1867 | John Robinson's Combination Circus & Menagerie performed in Staunton. Gen. D. B. White addressed Staunton's African-American's in from of the courthouse. | The new cornerstone for the new Lutheran Church in Orrstown laid. | |||
| 08-20-1867 | The "Radical" County Convention held at the Chambersburg courthouse. | ||||
| 08-21-1867 | Dan Castello's Circus & Menagerie performed in Staunton. | Republican County Convention held. Valley Spirit reported Chambersburg nominated James B. Orr of Orrstown as a candidate for the Assembly. | |||
| 08-23-1867 | A camp meeting commenced under the supervision of the United Brethren in Christ with preachers from PA, MD, & VA. | ||||
| 08-24-1867 | Blacks in and around Greencastle held a benefit to raise money for local Radical politicians. | ||||
| 08-25-1867 | G. W. Peaco stopped a horse thief near the South River. | Maimonides College, the 1st rabbinical college in the U.S. opened in Philadelphia, PA. | |||
| 08-26-1867 | Governor Francis Pierpont spoke at the Staunton courthouse. | ||||
| 08-28-1867 | A torrential thunderstorm swept through Chambersburg. | ||||
| 08-31-1867 | North Ward Democrats met to select delegates to the County Convention. South Ward Democrats met to select delegates to the County Convention. | ||||
| 09-1867 | Richmond Dispatch praised Staunton | Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and George Francis Train began a women's suffrage campaign in KS. | |||
| 09-03-1867 | Meeting at the courthouse of Democratic Convention of Franklin County who selected candidates for the various county offices up for election in the fall. | ||||
| 09-06-1867 | Heavy rains caused flooding in Chambersburg. | ||||
| 09-07-1867 | The Printers of Chambersburg defeated the Snowballs of Shippensburg 21 to 16 in a baseball game. | Johnson issued Proclamation of General Amnesty. | |||
| 09-09-1867 | Democratic State Committee meeting. | ||||
| 09-10-1867 | Spectator reported a new counterfeit $5 bill appeared. | Franklin Female Seminary opened. | |||
| 09-11-1867 | Hope Fire Co. hosted a picnic at Brown's Mill. | ||||
| 09-12-1867 | West PA Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church met in Chambersburg. | ||||
| 09-13-1867 | Ann Laura Lilly, 21 months, drowned near Churchville | ||||
| 09-13-1867 | Stuart McGuffin was accidentally shot and killed when he and James apple were playing with an old musket. | ||||
| 09-16-1867 | Thieves stole 2 barrels of whiskey from Mr. Hollingshead's premises. | ||||
| 09-17-1867 | Chambersburg Silver Cornet Band participated in the dedicatory ceremonies at Antietam. | National Cemetery at Antietam dedicated. | |||
| 09-19-1867 | John Light traveled over 9 miles during his balloon flight. | ||||
| 09-21-1867 | Black and white Republicans held an emancipation jubilee at Scarlett's Woods. | ||||
| 09-25-1867 | Valley Spirit reported street signs posted throughout the town, some of which changed street names. | ||||
| 09-25-1867 | A group of citizens living near Churchville registered a complaint about mail coming to Churchville from or through the Staunton Post Office. | ||||
| 09-26-1867 | Augusta Fire Co. paraded the streets. | ||||
| 09-27-1867 | A Republican meeting held on the steps of the courthouse. | ||||
| 10-01-1867 | Spectator reported that "another colored man" sued the Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac Railroad for non-admittance to a 1st-class car, upon a 1st-class ticket purchased in NY. | ||||
| 10-02-1867 | Valley Spirit reported Professor E. G. Halton delivered a lecture on Oxygenized Air Treatment at Repository Hall. It was also reported that the new college in Mercersburg opened. One of Col. McClure's barns burned. | ||||
| 10-04-1867 | Fire destroyed the Molding shop of the Agricultural Implement Manufactory in Waynesboro. | ||||
| 10-05-1867 | The society against horse thieves of Mt. Meridian & surrounding areas met. | ||||
| 10-08-1867 | The Washington Society at the University of Virginia released a resolution in commemoration of A. H. H. Stuart, Jr. | ||||
| 10-09-1867 | Valley Spirit reported a fire consumed the stable on A. L. Coyle's property. Also reported: parties canvassed Chambersburg to gain support for a proposed Atlas of Franklin County. | ||||
| 10-11-1867 | A co. of black troops celebrated in the streets of Chambersburg after attending a celebration in Harrisburg. | ||||
| 10-12-1867 | A public meeting at the courthouse nominated delegates to the constitutional convention. | ||||
| 10-18-1867 | William F. Gordon, Jr., the Radical convention candidate of Augusta, spoke at the courthouse. | Ownership of Alaska transferred from Russia to America. | |||
| 10-21-1867 | A free school for poor white women & children opened in Jennie McKeehan's school room. | ||||
| 10-22-1867 | Spectator reported that an unnamed African-American man was arrested for assaulting J. Wayne Spitler, a white man. Also reported: an African-American stole some goblets from A. H. H. Stuart and an overcoat stolen from J. A. Waddell's house. | ||||
| 10-25-1867 | Fire destroyed Samuel Zook's Sorghum Mill. | ||||
| 10-29-1867 | Fire destroyed the Broom Factory & the adjoining house of Mr. Eyler. | ||||
| 10-31-1867 | Joseph McClure of Franklin admitted to the Bar. | ||||
| 11-05-1867 | W. A. Burke awarded 5 premiums at the Lexington Fair for the best plows & for his hay fork. | ||||
| 11-08-1867 | Jacob Snyder's tailor shop burglarized. | ||||
| 11-11-1867 | Franklin County Teachers' Institute met in Chambersburg. Town Council meeting passed a resolution mandating the purchase of a steam fire engine for the community. | ||||
| 11-13-1867 | A burglar broke into Peter Brough's mansion & stole a wardrobe. | ||||
| 11-16-1867 | Dr. Charles J. Jewett of the lecture circuit, promoted the temperance cause at the courthouse. | ||||
| 11-19-1867 | Centenary celebration of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Path Valley held. | ||||
| 11-20-1867 | Valley Spirit reported the Cumberland Valley Railroad Co. was considering constructing a branch from Hagerstown to Williamsport. Chambersburg Building Association organized. | ||||
| 11-25-1867 | Meeting held at the courthouse to appoint delegates to the Conservative Convention. | ||||
| 11-26-1867 | Spectator reported $238 & a pair of pantaloons stolen from Franklin Koiner's home. | ||||
| 11-27-1867 | Valley Spirit reported Loudenachlager knocked down & robbed by 2 blacks men. | ||||
| 11-28-1867 | A meeting of Augusta citizens held in Richmond organized sub-committees to canvass the county to secure the subscription of $300,000 for the Chesapeake & OH Railroad. | ||||
| 11-30-1867 | Several black residents of Chambersburg stoned Michael Miller's house. | ||||
| 12-1867 | Editorial Convention held in Richmond, at the advice of the Staunton newspapers. | ||||
| 12-01-1867 | Chambersburg Building Association met. | ||||
| 12-02-1867 | Spectator suggested that the Staunton Lyceum begin charging a fee to attend the meetings & give the proceeds to the poor. | New constitutional convention opened in Richmond, under Judge John Underwood. Denial of electoral rights to former Confederates & provision of a test oath made part of a draft constitution. | Johnson's message received by Congress. | ||
| 12-04-1867 | Valley Spirit reported a swindler was preying upon local farmers. | ||||
| 12-05-1867 | 7-10 inches of snow fell. | ||||
| 12-06-1867 | Waynesboro Magisterial district appointed to superintend the organization. | Racial strife broke out in Mercersburg. The Peak family, a co. of Swiss bell ringers, performed in Repository Hall. | |||
| 12-07-1867 | The Peak family held an encore performance. | Resolution of impeachment of Johnson introduced into the House of Representatives. | |||
| 12-09-1867 | County Commissioner elected officers. | ||||
| 12-10-1867 | Augusta County challenged Rockingham County to fulfill her duty to VA more zealously and efficiently. Spectator reported a large deposit of iron ore found near Waynesboro. | ||||
| 12-11-1867 | Conservative Convention held in Richmond. | ||||
| 12-14-1867 | Meeting held to organize an association for the arrest of horse thieves. | ||||
| 12-17-1867 | Meeting held to form an association for protecting Churchville area citizens against horse thieves. | ||||
| 12-18-1867 | Meeting held at the courthouse in support of the movement to amend the Constitution to recognize God and Jesus Christ. | ||||
| 12-23-1867 | President of the VA Central Railroad, John D. Imboden, addressed Staunton on the subject of a subscription to the Chesapeake & OH Railroad. | ||||
| 12-25-1867 | The association for protecting the citizens against horse thieves in the Churchville area met. Gen. Kenton Harper, founder of the Spectator, died. | ||||
| 12-28-1867 | A group of men met at Hall's Schoolhouse & stated their opposition to "a Constitution which will bring the State under the control of the negro race." | ||||
| 12-29-1867 | The United Brethren in Christ's new church in Mowersville dedicated. |
