The highest Civil War battlefield in the East challenged both armies.
Confederates fortified this mountain pass to block a Union advance. At daybreak, Union troops struck in the fields ahead. The Confederates beat back mistimed assaults on . . . — — Map (db m257432) HM
Blue and Gray. Near 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 . . . — — Map (db m34076) HM
Confederate forces led by Col. Edward Johnson held a fortified camp here in winter of 1861-62. Sharp attack occurred, Dec. 13, 1861, in which the Union troops under Gen. Robert Milroy were beaten off. — — Map (db m32890) HM
In late November 1861, Confederate forces at Camp Bartow moved southeast to this strong position on Allegheny Mountain overlooking the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. Colonel Edward Johnson, 12th Georgia Infantry, took command of the garrison with . . . — — Map (db m58294) HM
Camp Allegheny, also known as Camp Baldwin and Camp Johnson, was constructed in the summer of 1861 by Confederate forces in order to control the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. (present day Pocahontas County Route 3). Following the October 3, 1861 . . . — — Map (db m32895) HM
This site served as a Confederate camp from July through November of 1861. Constructed to protect the contested Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, it was the site of an engagement on October 3, 1861 between Union troops under Gen. J.J. Reynolds and . . . — — Map (db m258070) HM
In August 1861, Confederate soldiers under Gen. Henry R. Jackson of Georgia erected Camp Bartow here. Fortifications on these hills guarded a disputed "middle ground" between Union and Confederate forces on the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. The . . . — — Map (db m258133) HM
On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William F. “Grumble” Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they later reported that they . . . — — Map (db m58229) HM
West Virginia, born of a nation divided, was the setting for the first campaign of America's Civil War. Although still part of Virginia in 1861, many citizens of the west remained loyal to the Union, rather than the Confederacy. By late May, Union . . . — — Map (db m32889) HM
In March 1863, Confederate Gen. John D. Imboden presented Gen. Robert E. Lee a plan to invade the northwestern counties of Virginia. Imboden’s goals were to destroy Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridges and trestles, recruit young men for the . . . — — Map (db m253469) HM
The Greenbrier Ranger District was established in Horton, WV in April 1922 with Roscoe Arbogast, its first newly hired District Ranger. Over the years, the Ranger Station has found its home in several different places before finding its home in . . . — — Map (db m307972) HM
Highland County. Formed in 1847 from Pendleton and Bath, and given its name because of its mountains. The battle of McDowell, 1862, was fought in this county.
West Virginia. West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan . . . — — Map (db m32910) HM
Thirteen Federal guns began to pour shot and shell into Camp Bartow—seven Confederate six-pounder cannons replied.
The Federals lay behind trees and rail fences for protection. Confederate defenders huddled in the relative safety of their . . . — — Map (db m258129) HM
Early in the 1800s, growing western settlement spured a push to improve transportation routes over the Appalachian Mountains. In 1822, Virginia authorized a survey of the route that became the Staunton to Parkersburg Turnpike. Connecting the upper . . . — — Map (db m32884) HM
1st stage coach stop west of the Allegheny
1st post office in Pocahontas Co. 1814-1906
1st Civil War battle in county Oct 3rd 1861 Greenbrier Bridge — — Map (db m307978) HM
Travellers Repose was the first stage stop west of Allegheny. Andrew Yeager, son of pioneer John Yeager, built the first Travellers Repose here on the upper Greenbrier River. Mail delivery along the length of the pike was contracted in 1847, . . . — — Map (db m34167) HM
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. Many residents in the northwest, although still part . . . — — Map (db m58300) HM
West Virginia (Pocahontas County). "The Mountain State" ~ western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863. Settled by the Germans and Scotch-Irish. It became a line of defense between the English and French . . . — — Map (db m32908) HM
