Union and Confederate forces clashed along the Beverly-Fairmont Turnpike (the narrow paved road in the foreground) on July 7-11, 1861. Union General Morris was ordered to "amuse" General Garnett at Laurel Hill - to make him believe the main . . . — — Map (db m34439) HM
The "Battle of Laurel Hill,” a series of lively skirmishes between Union & Confederate Troops, took place here on July 7 - 11, 1861. Armies struggled for control of the strategic Beverly & Fairmont Turnpike leading to Confederates . . . — — Map (db m165056) HM
Union troops under Brigadier General T.A. Morris, advanced from Philippi on July 7, 1861 and established a fortified camp near this site. Battle of Belington took place July 7-11. Confederates were two miles to east at Laurel Hill. — — Map (db m34424) HM
Fortified camp occupied by Confederates under Brig. Gen. Robert S. Garnett. June 16 - July 12, 1861. The scene of sharp skirmishes July 7-11. Garnett retreated early in the morning of July 12 after the Rich Mountain defeat. — — Map (db m34425) HM
On the nearby heights, Confederate General Robert Garnett's Army of Northwestern Virginia built fortifications to defend the Beverly-Fairmont Turnpike in June 1861. Many received their baptism of fire here as Garnett's 4,000 Confederates skirmished . . . — — Map (db m249317) HM
Confederate artillery was posted here. The cannons were placed behind protective earthworks, still faintly visible today. Their fire swept the Beverly-Fairmont Turnpike below. Model 1841 6-pounder field guns were used at Camp Laurel Hill. Although . . . — — Map (db m253808) HM
To honor all who served North and South April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865 donated by Laurel Mountain Post 410 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Belington, West Virginia March 1, 1999 — — Map (db m34447) HM
"A few dozen of us who had been swapping shots with the enemy's skirmishers, grew tired of the result less battle and by a common impulse - and I think without orders or officers, ran forward into the woods and attacked the Confederate works. We . . . — — Map (db m34456) HM
Within this fenced burial ground lie Confederate soldiers who died at Laurel Hill. Their number is unknown. Inscribed headboards once marked the graves. During the Civil War, disease killed more men than bullets. One soldier reported 14 graves in . . . — — Map (db m253809) HM
By July 10, 1861, Federal cannons bombarded the interior of Camp Laurel Hill. Confederates may have sought shelter among the boulders nearby. On July 11, General Garnett learned of defeat at Rich Mountain. Fearful of being trapped, Garnett . . . — — Map (db m155082) HM
Commonwealth of Virginia
Sgt John B Pendleton-Co G 23rd VA Inf
Pvt John H Blake-Co H 23rd VA Inf
Pvt Charles H Goff- Co H 23rd VA Inf
Pvt Robert M Oney-Co B 37th VA Inf
Pvt Fendall C Whitlock-Co G 23rd VA Inf
Pvt James K Davis-Co E . . . — — Map (db m165046) WM
Battle of Laurel Hill, July 8, 1861, between Confederates and McClellan's army, followed by actions at Rich Mountain and Corrick's Ford, gave Federals control of State and established communication lines to the West. Fine view from peak. — — Map (db m34426) HM
Soldiers of the Confederate Army of the Northwest occupied this ground from June 16 to July 11, 1861. Led by General Robert S. Garnett, a West Point instructor of tactics, they dug fortifications on the Mustoe farm to block the Beverly-Fairmont . . . — — Map (db m34437) HM
Pvt D. Adams
Co D 1st GA
Killed July 8
Pvt J. Davis
Co E 23rd VA
Died July 9
Pvt R. Oney
Co B 37th VA
Killed July 11
Ilt W. Wheeler
Co I 1st GA
Killed July 8
Pvt J. Blake
Co H 23rd VA
Killed July 9
Pvt C. Goff
Co H 23rd . . . — — Map (db m165051) WM
Meadowville, on the site of an Indian fort built in 1784, is a few miles north. New Jersey colonists settled there before 1800, and tavern, mills, and stores made it a trading center of the Tygarts Valley for a hundred years. — — Map (db m34448) HM
Confederate forces retreated from this area after the "Philippi Races" (June 3, 1861), first land battle of the Civil War. At Huttonsville, 26 miles south, Confederate General Robert S. Garnett took command of the Army of the Northwest. His goal was . . . — — Map (db m253810) HM
Northeast, 3 1/2 miles, is the birthplace of Ida L. Reed, born November 30, 1865. She became famous for her religious writings, chiefly cantatas, poems and hymns, of which she wrote over 2000. Her hymns have been used in the services of eleven . . . — — Map (db m165045) HM
Barbour County. Formed from Harrison, Lewis, and Randolph in 1843. It is named for a distinguished Virginia jurist, Philip Pendleton Barbour. Scene of opening hostilities on land between the armies of the North and South in 1861.
Randolph . . . — — Map (db m33928) HM
Barbour County. Formed from Harrison, Lewis
and Randolph in 1843. It is
named for Philip Pendleton
Barbour, distinguished Virginia
jurist. The scene of opening
hostilities on land between
the armies of the North and
the South in 1861.
. . . — — Map (db m184509) HM
Warner's idea came from Sir Issac Newton's, "I Stand on the Shoulders of Giants." He named the statue "Apollo" in appreciation for the space program.
Alderson-Broaddus chose it for the Centennial symbol-1971-because the college's aspirations . . . — — Map (db m211831) HM
As Union artillery fired on Philippi, Col. Dumont's infantry pounded across the covered bridge into the 500 people who lived here. In April, when the war was still a lark, local attorneys Thomas Bradford and Albert Gallatin Reger recruited men to . . . — — Map (db m212007) HM
Barbour County Post 44
Dedicated to all
Barbour County Veterans
who served in the Korean War.
July 29, 1989
☆ ☆ ☆
American Legion Post 44
Barbour County
Dedicated to the honored dead of the Korean Conflict . . . — — Map (db m211594) WM
This monument and park are dedicated in sincere appreciation of all Barbour County Vietnam era Veterans who served this great nation - United States of America 1961 - 1973 Dedicated on May 25, 1987 by United States Senator John D. Rockefeller IV . . . — — Map (db m33758) HM
(Front):1917 - 1919 In Memory of Oscar Granville Alexander Clayton Bosworth Brandon Jesse Gordon Cole Quincy C. Dadisman Okey E. Duckworth James Blaine Hovatter Everett Earl Ice David Oren Jones Fred E. Jones John Irvin Kramer Andrew . . . — — Map (db m239225) WM
(Preface):In the spring of 1861, Union forces rushed into northwestern Virginia to secure the vital Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, protect important turnpikes, and support Unionists against Confederates. The two sides fought numerous . . . — — Map (db m58700) HM
(preface)
In the spring of 1861, Union forces rushed into northwestern Virginia to secure the vital Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, protect important turnpikes, and support Unionists against Confederates. The two sides fought numerous . . . — — Map (db m211897) HM
Born in New Hampshire in 1807, he moved to Wheeling and worked as a merchant and as a freight agent for the B&O. He was appointed colonel of the 1st WV (90-day regiment) in
1861 and led the unit at Philippi, where he was seriously wounded. He . . . — — Map (db m211566) HM
One mile east is Woodbine Farm, birthplace of W.D. Zinn, noted farmer, writer and lecturer. He contributed much to scientific farming in this and adjoining states. "The Story of Woodbine Farm" is an autobiography of his work. — — Map (db m33776) HM
Churchville cavalry flag made by women of Augusta County, Virginia, and presented to the 14th Virginia Cavalry before they left for Phillipi, captured by Union troops on June 3, 1861. Original flag is at Battle Abbey in Richmond, Virginia. — — Map (db m211895) HM
Flown over the Confederate headquarters at the Virginia house on the main street in Philippi. Headquarters flag was cut down and taken by First Lieutenant Charles A. Griffin of the First (West) Virginia Volunteers from Wheeling. Original flag (6 . . . — — Map (db m211905) HM
You are standing in the epicenter of the battlefield. Federal artillery shells rained down on this spot, and two Union infantry charges were converging here. Col. Dumont's 1,400 troops thundered across the bridge to your left just as another . . . — — Map (db m212006) HM
On this site, in a Methodist Church, used as a temporary hospital, on June 3, 1861 J. E. Hanger of Mount Hope, Virginia, underwent a leg amputation by Dr. James D. Robison of the sixteenth Ohio Volunteers. This was the first amputation of the . . . — — Map (db m211849) HM
On June 3, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Matilda Humphrey, whose house stood on the hill to your left, discharged a pistol at Col. Ebenezer Dumont's Union troops, trying to pull her son, Oliver, off his horse and prevent him from warning the local . . . — — Map (db m211890) HM
First land battle between the North and South here, June 3, 1861. Confederates under Col. Porterfield were dislodged by Federal troops from Gen. McClellan's army under Col. Kelley. The old covered bridge here was used by both armies. — — Map (db m211563) HM
First land battle between the North and South here, June 3, 1861. Confederates under Col. Porterfield were dislodged by Federal troops from Gen. McClellan's army under Col. Kelley. The old covered bridge here was used by both armies. — — Map (db m211625) HM
Confederate J. E. Hanger's leg was mangled by a cannonball during the Battle of Philippi on June 3, 1861. Hanger survived a surgery that made him the first amputee of the war. After serving time in a Union prison, he returned to his home in . . . — — Map (db m211591) HM
Approximately ¼ mile west is the birthplace of Henry Everett Engle, the author and composer of original chorus and music for the Rev. David King's poem, "The West Virginia Hills," in 1885. He was born in 1849, died in 1933. — — Map (db m305960) HM
William Draper Anglin •
Denzil Ray Ashby •
Cleophus L. Auvil •
Monzel Barker •
Richard Lavere Bartlett •
Loyd Dextor Beckner •
Dennis Howard Bennett •
Stanley Wilson Bennett •
Hayward R. Bolyard •
Denzil Boyles •
Lynn Jackson . . . — — Map (db m211568) WM
After the Civil War, Barbour County residents built this one-room school house near Volga, 8 miles SW. As one of the county's first free schools, it was the center of education for hundreds of children, providing instruction for primary through . . . — — Map (db m155092) HM
Near this spot on the morning of June 3, 1861, James E. Hanger, of Mount Hope, Virginia was injured in the leg by a six pound cannon ball in the first land battle of the Civil War. His leg was amputated by Dr. James D. Robison of the 16th Ohio . . . — — Map (db m308995) HM
As Col. Porterfield's Virginians fled past here, surgeons quickly began to help the injured. The church that stood on the left side of the street served as a hospital. James E. Hanger of the 14th Virginia Cavalry was one of the Confederate . . . — — Map (db m212032) HM
One of the Confederate flags captured at the Battle of Philippi, June 3, 1861. The Palmetto Flag was raised over the Philippi Court House on January 1861, the first Confederate flag to be flown in Virginia. — — Map (db m211894) HM
Originally called Anglin's Ford for William Anglin but later named Booth's Ferry for Daniel Booth. Near by in 1780, Richard, Cottrill, and Charity Talbott settled. Philippi was named for Judge Philip Pendleton Barbour. — — Map (db m33702) HM
On June 2, 1861, Federal troops advanced on Philippi from the Baltimore & Ohio rail hub at Grafton in two columns of about 1500 men each. The left column, under Col. Benjamin Kelley, took the train six miles east to Thornton, and then marched . . . — — Map (db m211560) HM
Col. George A. Porterfield moved his newly recruited Confederates from Grafton on May 28, 1861, after receiving word of a Federal advance on the B&O Railroad. Porterfield's force a Philippi totaled no more than 775 volunteers. Few were fully trained . . . — — Map (db m211925) HM
As Col Benjamin Kelley’s Federals pursued the Confederates through Philippi, he was shot in the upper right chest by Col. George A. Porterfield’s quartermaster. A surgeon declared it a mortal wound but Kelley recovered. In a show of respect, his men . . . — — Map (db m212033) HM
Col. Benjamin F. Kelley
Kelley, a railroad agent in Philadelphia and former resident of Wheeling, was called back to command the First Virginia (Union) Infantry--the first Union regiment raised in the South. He planned and led the attack on . . . — — Map (db m308160) HM
In 1888 Graham Hamrick mummified human cadavers using formula unrevealed to this day. Mummies traveled the world; now reside here. — — Map (db m211802) HM
Laid by the Masonic Fraternity
August 6 AD 1921 AL 5921
AC Nadenbousch
Grand Master
This is the cornerstone for the Philippi grade, middle and high school that was located on this property and served Barbour County from 1921 until . . . — — Map (db m211626) HM
Named for Dr. Richard E. Shearer, President of Alderson-Broaddus College, 1951-1983.
During the Shearer Administration all the buildings on this quadrangle were erected except one which was completely remodelled. New Main replaced Old Main, . . . — — Map (db m211842) HM
As Union soldiers entered the town, Virginia troops came pouring out of Philippi's streets, alleys, and buildings, some getting dressed as they ran.
The Confederates were soon streaming past this location as they fled to Beverly. Northern . . . — — Map (db m212148) HM
The Philippi Covered Bridge across Tygart Valley River was built in 1852 by Lemuel Chenoweth of Beverly. Made of wood, with the exception of the iron bolts used to hold the segments together, it is an example of the best in covered bridge . . . — — Map (db m33665) HM
Constructed in 1852 by Lemuel Chenoweth; masonry by Emanuel J. O'Brien, cost $12,151.24. The covered bridge, erected in 1852, is the only two-lane bridge in the federal highway system. During the Civil War the bridge served both North and South in . . . — — Map (db m33762) HM
The 34-star United States Flag was in the possession of the Federals. West Virginia became the 35th state of the Union on June 20, 1863.
Kiwanis Flag Circle
Made possible by the estate of Dr. Hu C. Myers, a bequest to the Kiwanis Club . . . — — Map (db m211893) HM
Iron ore was discovered here, 1835, by John Johnson. The Old Iron Furnace, built, 1848, was operated for six years by C.W. Bryant and Isaac Marsh. In 1850, a steam engine replaced the water power used to run fan air blast. Charcoal was fuel used. . . . — — Map (db m33929) HM
Following the Battle of Bulltown, a record of the engagement is this letter transmitted by the Union soldier Captain William H. Mattingly to Colonel Wilkinson at Clarksburg.
Battle of Bulltown
Bulltown, October 13, . . . — — Map (db m309026) HM
Bulltown. Important point in plan of Washington to establish water transportation to West. Salt was made here as early as 1792. Attack of whites in 1772 upon Captain Bull's Indian village here was among the causes of Dunmore's War. . . . — — Map (db m37050) HM
On October 13, 1863, 700 Confederate soldiers assembled on this hillside in preparation for an attack against the Union hilltop stronghold on your left. The Confederate objective was to gain control of a vital link in the strategically important . . . — — Map (db m309022) HM
On the evening of October 12, 1863, Confederate troops under the command of Colonel William L. Jackson arrived at Falls Mill on the Little Kanawha River a few miles from Bulltown. Union estimates of their number ranged from 700 to 1,000. . . . — — Map (db m309025) HM
[The marker features several images with captions interpreting throughout.]
This stone culvert under construction in the Falls Mill area of old Route 19 allowed Falls Creek to pass under the road — a link in transporting goods produced . . . — — Map (db m309006) HM
Thousands of Union troops poured into western Virginia from Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania in the spring and summer of 1861—the first months of the Civil War. From towns along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, some of these troops marched south . . . — — Map (db m309013) HM
Because farming was the major economic activity in the region, social life tended to be organized around the physical site and the requirements and activities of the farm—especially before paved roads were introduced—and to involve those . . . — — Map (db m309004) HM
Built before 1900 in the "saddlebag" style common to central West Virginia, this one-and-a-half-story log house consists of two "pens" or "cribs."
Most of the logs of the left, and presumably older, pen are joined by means of half-dovetailed . . . — — Map (db m309019) HM
This granary is the oldest outbuilding on the farm. Corn was stored here at harvest time, after it had been cut, dried, and shucked, and was used during the winter months to provide food for both people and livestock. Cornmeal was a staple food. . . . — — Map (db m309017) HM
Marker History
The West Virginia state historic marker in-front of you, originally was installed in 1937 beside U.S. 19 at a wayside park. The second location was directly across from Millstone Run Road. The most recent move to this . . . — — Map (db m309002) HM
Built around 1883, this two-story log structure was owned by the Johnson family until it was purchased by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1972.
Its most unusual architectural feature is the cat-and-clay chimney made of wooden slats . . . — — Map (db m309020) HM
Typically, a “breastworks” is an improvised and more or less temporary form of fortification. The Union breastworks at this site are now marked by a shallow ditch just below and circling the crest of the hill.
Archeological excavations in . . . — — Map (db m309015) HM
After visiting this site in 1914, a former resident of the Bulltown area described childhood memories of the abandoned Union encampment, long after the Civil War had ended (Reported in the Braxton Central, May 1, 1914):
On the evening of October 12, 1863, Confederate troops under the command of Colonel William L. Jackson arrived at Falls Mill on the Little Kanawha River a few miles from Bulltown. Union estimates of their number ranged from 700 to 1,000. . . . — — Map (db m309010) HM
Constructed of yellow poplar logs in 1878-1879, St. Michael’s was one of three small Catholic churches that together formed the “Weston Missions,” administered by the pastor of St. Patrick’s Church in Weston.
In 1884, administrative . . . — — Map (db m309008) HM
The control of Bulltown meant the control of part of the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike, including the nearby covered bridge that carried the turnpike across the Little Kanawha River. In a mountainous region where communication and . . . — — Map (db m309016) HM
Occupied by Union pickets, or sentries, these outlying rifle pits are located 800 feet north of the main entrenchments. Designed to provide Union forces with a means of early warning in the event of attack from the north, the northeast, or from . . . — — Map (db m309011) HM
During the Battle of Bulltown, on October 13, 1863, seven soldiers under the command of Colonel William Jackson were killed and soon after buried on the battlefield. In 1889, one Milton Butcher, whose farmland included a portion of the . . . — — Map (db m309024) HM
The well at this site is the only feature inside the Union fortifications that can be clearly identified. Located just north of the main fortifications, it was—and until recently continued to be—a source of drinking water.
The well helped . . . — — Map (db m309012) HM
Although this specie[s] of combatant, Union or Confederate, was in most cases only a determined local partisan obsessed with opinions of patriotic self-sufficiency, he was sometimes the social scum of the community… [The bushwacker] made no . . . — — Map (db m309007) HM
West Virginia Railroads, Roads, Rivers And Towns In 1861
This map shows the locations of all the major mid-nineteenth-century transportation routes in what is now West Virginia. The major transportation routes were the James River and . . . — — Map (db m309003) HM
The original Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike ran along the ridges and hills of western Virginia and was the only important north-south road in this region. It stimulated commerce and population growth in many of the towns through which it . . . — — Map (db m309021) HM
Distance: 10.5 miles
History
The Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike served as an early transportation route for developing commerce in Braxton and surrounding counties. Both Union and Confederate forces transported equipment and . . . — — Map (db m309018) HM
Braxton County Formed in 1836 from Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas. Named for Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Washington planned to establish important point in project for western communication in this county. Gilmer . . . — — Map (db m73419) HM
Remembering those whom have paid the ultimate sacrifice protecting our country and the freedoms we love
KIA
***SSgt Ray L. Ball-Army, WWII, ΚΙΑ •
*Pvt Solomon H. Brown-Army, WWI, KIA •
*SSgt Ward Byrne-Army, . . . — — Map (db m291225) WM
Area first settled in 1798; Payton Byrnes came in 1830. First known as Lumberport in 1866, when Capt. John Burns established first saw mill in area. Incorporated by county in 1902 and named for Burns. — — Map (db m50025) HM
Dedicated to the memory of all Paratroopers and Gliderman who spearheaded all major invasions by dropping behind enemy lines to secure military objectives. "Lest We Forget" whose courage, dedication and traditions make them America's finest. — — Map (db m70903) WM
Proud tribute is here paid to Gassaway community members who answered the call to the colors in
World War II
1941 -1945
☆ ☆ ☆
Korea 1950 - 1955
Vietnam 1961 - 1973 — — Map (db m281021) WM
Proud tribute is here paid to Gassaway community members who answered the call to the colors in World War II 1941 - 1945.
Joe Alderman • Harry Adkins • Don Ankrum • Jack Alderman • Leo Ankrum • Robert Ankrum • Vernice Joe Ankrum • Jim . . . — — Map (db m309043) WM
Flag Etiquette
1. Never lower the flag to anything or person.
2. Only fly it upside down if in distress.
3. Do not use the flag as a covering, drapery, or decoration of any kind. Red, white, . . . — — Map (db m309047) WM
Korea 1950-1955 / Vietnam 1961-1973
Ables, Wesley H. • Ables, Rondle L. • Ables, William E. • Adams, Norman E. • Ankrom, Donzell L. • Ankrom, Leo R. • Argabrite, Ernest C. • Allbright, Jimmie D. • Bailey, Jack L. • Belknap, Freddie K. • . . . — — Map (db m309501) WM
Donated to town of Gassaway in early 1900's by daughter of Henry Gassaway Davis.
Originally located on Elk St. across from Gassaway Midland Co. (formerly Stanard Co.)
Later moved to Hank Lough property on Chapel Road. Presented to the town in . . . — — Map (db m309045) HM
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