On Old Pike Road (County Route 3) at West Virginia Highway 28, on the right when traveling west on Old Pike Road.
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. . . . — — Map (db m34076) HM
On U.S. 250 at Forest Service Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 250.
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
Near Old Pike Road (County Route 3) 2 miles west of U.S. 250, on the left when traveling west.
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
On Old Pike Road (County Road 3), on the right when traveling east.
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
On U.S. 250, 0.3 miles west of West Virginia Route 28, on the right when traveling west.
(Preface)
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 . . . — — Map (db m58229) HM
On Old Pike Road (County Route 3) at West Virginia Highway 28, on the right when traveling west on Old Pike Road.
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 m240582) HM
On U.S. 250 at Forest Service Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 250. Reported missing.
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
On U.S. 250 at Forest Service Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 250.
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
On U.S. 250 at Old Pike Road (County Route 3), on the left when traveling west on U.S. 250.
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 m58302) HM
On Old Pike Road (County Route 3) at West Virginia Highway 28, on the right when traveling west on Old Pike Road.
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
On U.S. 250 at Old Pike Road (County Route 3), on the left when traveling west on U.S. 250.
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
On U.S. 250 at Forest Service Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 250.
(West Virginia Side):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 . . . — — Map (db m32908) HM
