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

Indirect Firing

Photographed by Forest McDermott, May 25, 2012

1. Indirect Firing Marker

Inscription. Nearby on May 19-20, 1863, Corp. Milton W. Humphreys, gunner in Bryan's Battery, 13th Virginia Light Artillery, C.S.A., made first use of indirect artillery fire in warfare. Target was Union fort in Fayetteville.

Erected 1979 by West Virginia Department of Culture 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 date for this entry is May 19, 1863.

Location. 38° 2.421′ N, 81° 6.962′ W. Marker is near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in Fayette County. It is on Nickelville Road (County Route 19/1) north of Talbert Road, on the left when traveling south. Road becomes Nickelville Road from Maple Avenue coming from downtown Fayetteville traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fayetteville WV 25840, 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 in Southern Appalachia.

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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: Lest We Forget (approx. one mile away); Land Of The Free (approx. one mile away); Fayette County Soldiers & Sailers Memorial Building (approx. one mile away); American Legion Post 149 Veterans Memorial Torch (approx. one mile away); Morris Harvey House (approx. one mile away); Vandalia Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Faith During War (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Fayetteville (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Fayetteville (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Forest McDermott, May 25, 2012

2. Indirect Firing Marker

Looking north on Nickelville Road toward Fayetteville at intersection with Talbert Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2012, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,546 times since then and 78 times this year. Last updated on March 4, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2012, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.