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Camp Allegheny
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By Craig Swain, July 10, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Camp Allegheny Marker | | |
Inscription. Confederate forces led by Col. Edward Johnson held a fortified camp here in winter of 1861-62. Sharp attack occurred, Dec. 13, 1861, in which the Union troops under Gen. Robert Milroy were beaten off.
Erected 1863 by West Virginia Historic Commission.
Location. 38° 28.536′ N, 79° 41.946′ W. Marker is in Bartow, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 250 and Forest Service Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 250. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bartow WV 24920, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. West Virginia / Virginia (a few steps from this marker); The Great Raid (a few steps from this marker); Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike (a few steps from this marker); War In West Virginia (a few steps from this marker); Highland County / West Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker in Virginia); a different marker also named Camp Allegheny (approx. 0.7 miles away in Virginia); a different marker also named Camp Allegheny (approx. 1.3 miles away); Camp Bartow (approx. 5.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Bartow.
Related markers. Click here for | | | | 
By Bernard Fisher, August 8, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Camp Allegheny (replacement marker) | | West Virginia Archives and History, 2011 | | |
a list of markers that are related to this marker. Camp Allegheney by markers.
Also see . . . Camp Allegheny. Resource page from Civil War Preservation Trust. The Trust listed the battlefield among the most threatened sites in 2010. (Submitted on July 11, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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| | | | | | 3. Help Save Camp Allegheny | | |
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By Craig Swain | |
| | | 4. Markers at the Intersection | | Several interpretive markers stand at the intersection, which also stands at the state line. | | |
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By Craig Swain, July 10, 2010 | |
| | | 5. Confederate Camp | | Much of the impressive earthworks on site lay on private property. Looking from the Forest Service land over an open field, Confederate camp straddled the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, which ran from the left of this view, diagonally, just over the ridge in the foreground. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on July 11, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 393 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on July 11, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 11, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 11, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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