White was threatened by occupying Union Army forces to either vacate his residence in Romney or face arrest because of his Confederate sympathies .
Because of White 's efforts , Hampshire County land records survived the war , while those records that remained in the courthouse were destroyed .
White was threatened by occupying Union Army forces to either vacate White 's residence in Romney or face arrest because of his Confederate sympathies .
Because of White 's efforts , Hampshire County land records survived the war , while those records that remained in the courthouse were destroyed .