| West Virginia (Grant County), Cabins — Camp North Fork |
| | CCC Memorial Camp North Fork 519-F11 1933 - 1942 United States of America Civilian Conservation Corp Memorial In honor of the preservation of our most valuable resource the youth of America — Map (db m23229) |
| West Virginia (Grant County), Petersburg — Civil War Cannons |
| | This is one of at least seven known gun positions at Fort Mulligan (note the depression in the angle), which would have dominated the crossroads at Petersburg and its ford on the South Branch of the Potomac River. Confederate General Early indicated that these works were very impressive and that a small force with artillery could have held the Fort against his larger force.
Before you is a full-scale replica of
a Napoleon 12-pounder cannon. The
Napoleon was originally developed
in . . . — Map (db m14579) |
| West Virginia (Grant County), Petersburg — Defending the Fort |
| | Clearly one of the Fort’s entrances, this “sally port” was probably
needed here to rush men and perhaps cannons out to defend
against an assault up the ravine behind you. This was the only
place a body of hostile infantry could gather for a close-quarters assault without first being subjected to heavy cannon fire. The ravine below this site was a natural path to the South Branch of the Potomac River. (Several miles west of the Fort, the North
Fork and the South Branch rivers . . . — Map (db m14577) |
| West Virginia (Grant County), Petersburg — Petersburg |
| | Settled about 1745. Near by was Fort George, Indian fort. Federal trenches overlooked the town in 1863 and 1864. Here is grave of Rev. W. N. Scott, pioneer preacher, who built churches at Old Fields, Morefield, and Petersburg. — Map (db m9260) |
| West Virginia (Grant County), Petersburg — Protecting Supplies |
| | As you stand here, near the middle of Fort Mulligan, its sheer size
becomes apparent. It is approximately 700 feet east to west and
400 feet north to south at its widest point. Surrounding you are
the Fort’s intricate inner works called bombproofs, which likely
housed men, ammunition and some foodstuffs. You are standing
between two bombproofs and directly in front of you is a third,
much larger. The remains of a fourth exists to the left. These
structures were covered with logs and a . . . — Map (db m14529) |
| West Virginia (Grant County), Petersburg — The Impregnable Fortress |
| | You are now at the western end of Fort Mulligan. The acute angles at this end of the works were clearly designed to be occupied by several artillery pieces to fend off attacks from the Seneca Road and the ravine to the southwest.
Fort Mulligan was built to be an impregnable fortress. The inner
walls of the Fort were lined with timber and a defensive
barrier of cut trees, known as
an abatis, protruded from the
outer entrenchment walls to prevent a major assault. There are indications of . . . — Map (db m14536) |
| West Virginia (Grant County), Petersburg — The Irish Brigade & the McNeill Rangers / The Civil War Comes to Hardy County — Military Events near Petersburg, WV |
| | The Irish Brigade & the McNeill Rangers
General James A. Mulligan, USA
Born June 25, 1830 in Utica, NY, James Adelbert Mulligan was a spirited Irish-American who wore a green scarf in combat. At the outbreak of the Civil War he recruited, and was made Colonel of the 23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry, known as the Irish Brigade. He served with great gallantry, first in the West and later in the East, being twice captured and severely wounded.
After his . . . — Map (db m14750) |
| West Virginia (Grant County), Petersburg — The Last Days of Fort Mulligan |
| | In December of 1863, Colonel James Mulligan returned to
New Creek and Colonel Joseph Thoburn took command of the
1,785 Union soldiers at Petersburg. Confederate Major General
Fitzhugh Lee’s forces began to move on Petersburg on January 3rd, with intentions of capturing Colonel Thoburn’s forces and destroying the fortification. Unable to move their artillery and supply wagons forward due to poor road conditions, Confederate forces fell back towards General Early in the Shenandoah
Valley on . . . — Map (db m14519) |
| West Virginia (Grant County), Petersburg — Welcome to Fort Mulligan Civil War Site |
| | Exploring Fort Mulligan.
A trail system with interpretive exhibits describe the Fort’s construction, usage and strategic importance during the Civil War. Most of the site is wheelchair accessible, however several areas are inaccessible because of steep terrain. Visitors should also beware of poison ivy, ticks and snakes during the spring and summer months.
Help us to preserve Fort Mulligan Civil War Site by observing the following rules:
Please stay off of the earthworks
• No . . . — Map (db m14518) |
| West Virginia (Grant County), Petersburg — Winter Quarters Huts |
| | In 1863, your view from here would have been of a barren, muddy landscape, with crude, smoking huts half buried in the hillsides. The area surrounding the Fort was most likely stripped of timber as the need for open fields of fire, fuel and construction materials would have quickly destroyed available resources.
The remains of several winter quarters hut sites are on a terrace
below you. This group of hut emplacements was much smaller and more isolated than the other infantry camps. Log . . . — Map (db m14538) |
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