Near Rainelle in Fayette County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Sewell Mountain Campaign

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 14, 2019

1. Sewell Mountain Campaign Marker

Inscription. From August to October 1861, about 17,000 Union and Confederate troops operated near the Sewell Mountain area. Waiting for a major battle that never came, many soldiers died of disease caused by foul weather. Excessive rainfall hampered the long supply lines of both sides and ultimately forced Union Gen. Rosecrans to withdraw his troops back toward the Kanawha Valley.

Erected 2016 by West Virginia Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1861.

Location. 37° 58.394′ N, 80° 49.158′ W. Marker is near Rainelle, West Virginia, in Fayette County. It is on Midland Trail 3.7 miles west of Rainelle, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rainelle WV 25962, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New River Gorge

and in Greater Charleston Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Lee Tree" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gen. Robert E. Lee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Meadow River Lumber Company / United Methodist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Old Stone House (approx. 4 miles away); Andrew & Charles Lewis March (approx. 6 miles away); Rupert (approx. 8.3 miles away); Coal Miners Memorial (approx. 8.4 miles away); Camp Washington Carver (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rainelle.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 14, 2019

2. Sewell Mountain Campaign Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,775 times since then and 210 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.