Welch in McDowell County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Bushwhackers in McDowell

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 24, 2021

1. Bushwhackers in McDowell Marker

Inscription. In June, 1862, Lt. Col. William Russell (4th WV) ordered Company D to McDowell County after learning that E.V. Harman and 100 rebels were terrorizing area Unionists. Union troops arrived to find that the guerillas had left the area in order to join a larger Confederate force near Tazewell, VA. Russell’s men burned Harman’s headquarters and destroyed 40 bushels of corn.

Erected 2016 by West Virginia Archives & 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 June 1862.

Location. 37° 25.103′ N, 81° 35.404′ W. Marker is in Welch, West Virginia, in McDowell County. It is on Riverside Drive (West Virginia Route 16) north of Coal Heritage Road (U.S. 52), on the left when traveling south. It is in Veterans Park, close to the intersection of U.S. 52, WV 16 and WV 103. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Welch WV 24801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southern Coalfields.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Merci Boxcar (a few steps from this marker); McDowell County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Julius Cartwright Foster, “Corky” (within shouting distance

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of this marker); McDowell in the Civil War (approx. 0.9 miles away); McDowell County (approx. one mile away); Welch (approx. one mile away); McDowell County Courthouse (approx. one mile away); Ethnic Population of McDowell County (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Welch.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 24, 2021

2. Bushwhackers in McDowell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.