Edited sentence: " The American Civil War, however, caused a distinctly visible division in the community.Every family was responsible for itself and good order seems to have prevailed throughout the community.On either side which they were found as soldiers, citizens of Frankfort proved brave and willing to make any sacrifice for the promotion of the cause they represented.So far as we know there was no officer of the law nearer than Romney and none was needed.The older citizens are still loud in their praise of "The Good Old Days Before The War.While the majority clung conscientiously with the Confederacy, yet some of the most wealthy and influential families were associated with the Union