| West Virginia (Tucker County), Montrose — Seneca Trail |
| | The Seneca Trail, or Warriors' Path, was the Indian highway from New York to the South. In West Virginia, it followed in general the Alleghenies and this trail, made by moccasined feet centuries ago, may be seen at many points today. — Map (db m24412) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Parsons — Corricks Ford |
| | This Stone Commemorates the Battle of Corricks FordFought July 13 - 1861, on Shavers Fork here Gen. Robert S. Garnett fell the first officer killed in the Civil War — Map (db m23653) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Parsons — Corricks Ford — Retreat Becomes Disaster — The First Campaign |
| | Federal victory at Rich Mountain on July 11, 1861, forced Confederate Gen. Robert S. Garnett's 4,000 troops to retreat from Laurel Hill in Barbour County. Garnett, fearing that his escape route was blocked, struck northeast. His goal was to circle back to safety. Garnett's army wagons labored over narrow mountain traces. His Confederates were further slowed in crossing the rain-swollen Shavers Fork of Cheat River. On July 13, a force of 1,800 Federals under Capt. Henry W. Benham caught . . . — Map (db m23746) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Parsons — Corrick's Ford |
| | After the Confederate defeat in the Tygarts Valley early in 1861, Gen. R.S. Garnett, the Southern leader, withdrew. Here he was overtaken by Federals under his West Point classmate, Gen. T.A. Morris, his army defeated and himself mortally wounded. — Map (db m23646) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Parsons — Corricks Ford Battlefield — Death of a General and Birth of a State |
| | "They have not given me an adequate force. I can do nothing. They have sent me to my death." Gen. Robert S. Garnet CSA "I have made a very clean sweep of it." Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan USA Confederate Gen. Robert S. Garnett took command of the Army of the Northwest in this region after the "Philippi Races," first land battle of the Civil War. By June 16, 1861, Garnett's 5,300 Confederates dug in at Rich Mountain and Laurel Hill, more than 25 miles south, to stop an . . . — Map (db m23654) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Parsons — Corricks Ford Battlefield — Tale of the Monuments |
| | "No shaft of shining marble, new From the sculptor's hand we raise for you No, here we lay A boulder drawn from the river-side Where brave men battled and bled and died." Karl Myers, Ode to the Battle of Corricks Ford, 1926 On US Route 219 above, two monuments mark the Battle of Corricks Ford. A six-ton boulder was hauled by sled to Parsons, where members of the Tucker County Historical Society affixed an 18 x 20" bronze plaque. This monument was dedicated at the courthouse on . . . — Map (db m23766) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Parsons — Corricks Ford Battlefield — First to Fall — General Garnett at Corricks Ford |
| | "How gallantly he died in the discharge of his duty." President Jefferson Davis CSA On July 13, 1861, some 3,500 Confederate soldiers under Gen. Robert S. Garnett crossed Shavers Fork here while chased by Union forces in a desperate bid to stall the enemy, Gen. Garnett posted ten sharpshooters of the 23rd Virginia Infantry behind driftwood along the riverbank. The general remained here as bullets hissed across the stream. As Garnett turned to give an order, a ball struck him and he . . . — Map (db m23769) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Parsons — Parsons / Corrick's Ford |
| | (South Side): John Crouch, pioneer settler, established "tomahawk rights" here in 1766, but the town was not incorporated until 1893. Here Shavers Fork and Blackwater unite to form the Cheat River. Hu Maxwell, the historian, lived near. (North Side): After the battles of Philippi, Laurel Hill, and Rich Mountain, Gen. R.S. Garnett, new commander of the Confederates, led his army southward through the Tygarts Valley. His force was overtaken at Corrick's Ford, July 13, 1861, defeated, and Garnett killed. — Map (db m23641) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Parsons — The Corrick House — Corricks Ford Battlefield — Silent Witness to War |
| | "We had [the general's] body taken to the house of Mr. Corrick, on the adjacent hill...and the next day we selected Garnett's own ambulance for his remains, which were placed in a box with salt." Capt. Henry W. Benham USA In front of you is the home of William and Deborah Corrick. The Corricks settled here by 1830, and built this structure in 1851, with many later alterations. William worked a large farm as Deborah bore 18 children. Gen. Robert S. Garnett's Confederates fled past the . . . — Map (db m23729) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Thomas — Fairfax Stone |
| | The Fairfax Stone (1/2 Mi.E.) marking the Potomac's headwaters, was a corner of Lord Fairfax's vast estate. The line of 1736 was checked in 1746 by a survey on which Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas Jefferson, was engaged. — Map (db m3945) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Thomas — Fairfax Stone |
| | This monument, at the headspring of the Potomac River, marks one of the historic spots of America. Its name is derived from Thomas Lord Fairfax who owned all the land lying between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers. The first Fairfax Stone, marked by "FX", was set in 1746 by Thomas Lewis, a surveyor employed by Lord Fairfax. This is the base point for the western dividing line between Maryland and West Virginia. — Map (db m3946) |
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