Abner Doubleday Fires First Union Shots of the Civil War. On April 12th 1861 South Carolina troops opened fire on Fort Sumter. In response to this assault Abner Doubleday divided his company into three details to return fire, the first shot against the rebellion was fired by Abner Doubleday and his men.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Berkeley Springs is a town in, and the county seat of, Morgan County, West Virginia, USA, in the state's Eastern Panhandle. While the area was part of Virginia (prior to 1861), the town was incorporated as Bath. Since 1802, it has been referred to by the name of its original Virginia post office, Berkeley Springs.
BERKELEY VITAL RECORDS. The City of Berkeley, Vital Records (Berkeley Vital Records) issues Authorized and Informational copies of Berkeley birth certificates and Berkeley death certificates for events which occurred in the City of Berkeley from 1895 to present. For Berkeley marriage records in the City, contact the Alameda County Recorder.