Bartow in Pocahontas County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Blue and Gray / “Travelers’ Repose”

Blue and Gray Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 10, 2010

1. Blue and Gray Side

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Blue and GrayNear here was Camp Bartow, fortified by Confederates in 1861. At Greenbrier Bridge, an artillery duel was fought, Oct. 3, 1861. Battle of Allegheny (8 Mi.E.) was fought, Dec. 13, 1861, between armies of Gen. W.L. Jackson and Gen. R.L. Milroy.

“Travelers’ Repose”Made famous in novels of Hergesheimer, Bierce, and others. This is the country of “Tol’able David.” On the neighboring hills are the Confederate trenches that guarded their camp in 1861, near which several battles were fought.

Erected 1974 by West Virginia Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • 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 December 13, 1980.

Location. 38° 32.28′ N, 79° 46.411′ W. Marker is in Bartow, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. Marker is at the intersection of Old Pike Road (County Route 3) and West Virginia Highway

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28, on the right when traveling west on Old Pike Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bartow WV 24920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Travellers Repose (here, next to this marker); Camp Bartow (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Camp Bartow (approx. 0.3 miles away); Camp Allegheny (approx. 5.2 miles away); Camp Allegheny 1861-1862 (approx. 5.2 miles away); Cheat Mountain (approx. 5.8 miles away); West Virginia / Virginia (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Great Raid (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bartow.

Travelers' Repose Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 10, 2010

2. Travelers' Repose Side

Blue and Gray / Travelers' Repose Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 10, 2010

3. Blue and Gray / Travelers' Repose Marker

Travelers' Repose image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 10, 2010

4. Travelers' Repose

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,060 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.