Indirect Firing Marker

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Near Fayetteville in Fayette County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Indirect Firing

By Forest McDermott, May 25, 2012

1. Indirect Firing Marker

Inscription. Nearby on May 19-20, 1863, Corp. Milton W. Humphreys, gunner in Bryan's Battery, 13th Virginia Light Artillery, C.S.A., made first use of indirect artillery fire in warfare. Target was Union fort in Fayetteville.

Erected 1979 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.

Location. 38° 2.421′ N, 81° 6.962′ W. Marker is near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in Fayette County. Marker is on Nickelville Road (County Route 19/1) north of Talbert Road, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Road becomes Nickelville Road from Maple Avenue coming from downtown Fayetteville traveling south. Marker is in this post office area: Fayetteville WV 25840, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Battle of Fayetteville (approx. 1.1 miles away); Abraham Vandal (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fayetteville (approx. 1.1 miles away); Marquis de Lafayette (approx. 1.1 miles away); Salt Sand (approx. 5.6 miles away); Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster (approx. 5.7 miles away); Hawk’s Nest (approx. 5.7 miles away); "Contentment" (approx. 6.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Fayetteville.

By Forest McDermott, May 25, 2012

2. Indirect Firing Marker

Looking north on Nickelville Road toward Fayetteville at intersection with Talbert Road.

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 30, 2012, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 224 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2012, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.