Old Fields in Hardy County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Willow Wall

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2020

1. Willow Wall Marker

Inscription. This U-shaped Georgian-Tidewater house, built 1811-12, was the home of the McNeill family. During the Civil War, McNeill's Rangers, a Southern band of guerillas, used it as a home base. Confederate Gen. Bradley Johnson headquartered here before the Battle of Moorefield, and both armies treated their sick and wounded on the property. Added to the National Register in 1973.

Erected 2017 by West Virginia Archives & History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.

Location. 39° 8.084′ N, 78° 57.072′ W. Marker is in Old Fields, West Virginia, in Hardy County. It is on U.S. 220 0.1 miles south of Old Fields Road (County Road 2), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5196 Route 220, Old Fields WV 26845, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

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in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern 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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Pleasant (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Moorefield (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Moorefield (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Moorefield (approx. 3.7 miles away); Gen. Joseph Neville / McNeill's Raid (approx. 4.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Olivet Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Fields.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Moorefield (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2020

2. Willow Wall Marker

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 14, 2017

3. Willow Wall

Headquarters of Confederate General Bradley Johnson before the Battle of Moorefield.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 811 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on January 27, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.