On Seneca Trail (U.S. 219) at Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike (U.S. 250) on Seneca Trail. Reported missing.
Army Headquarters
1861
This village was held by Colonel George Porterfield until he was relieved of command by General Robert Garnett, (C.S.A.). In 1861, it became the headquarters of Generals George McClellan and J. J. Reynolds of the Union . . . — — Map (db m34369) HM
On U.S. 219 just north of U.S. 250, on the right when traveling north.
Bishop Francis Asbury, famed Methodist circuit rider, often visited the Potomac, Tygart’s, Greenbrier, and Monongahela Valleys. In 1790, on a journey from Georgia to New England, he preached at cabin of Benjamin Wilson in Tygart’s Valley. — — Map (db m82321) HM
On Seneca Trail (Route 219) 0.4 miles south of Kumbrabow Forest Road (County Route 219/16), on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.
Following success at Rich Mountain in July 1861, Federal troops under Gen. Joseph Reynolds built Camp Elkwater to deter Confederates from returning. Fortifications here blocked the narrow valley floor and a turnpike leading to the Virginia Central . . . — — Map (db m239333) HM
On Seneca Trail (U.S. 219) 0.4 miles south of Kumbrabow Forest Road (County Route 219/16), on the right when traveling south.
Elkwater. Trenches made by Federal troops under Gen. Reynolds, 1861. Nearby were the two Haddan Indian forts, scene of the Stewart and Kinnan massacres. Important features of 4-H Club work among rural youth started here in 1915.
Col. J. . . . — — Map (db m34370) HM
On Seneca Trail (U.S. 219) at Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike (U.S. 250) on Seneca Trail.
After the defeat in Philippi on June 3, 1861, Confederate forces retreated to this point. Gen. Robert S. Garnett was sent to Western Virginia to reorganize these troops and halt the southeast advance of Federal forces.
Here on June 14, he . . . — — Map (db m155081) HM
On Railroad Street (U.S. 219) at U.S. 250 on Railroad Street.
(Preface): On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. “Grumble” Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they . . . — — Map (db m155086) HM
On U.S. 250, 0.9 miles east of U.S. 219, on the right when traveling east.
Tygart's Valley Presbyterian Church, organized in 1820. A brick building erected three-fourths mile west at the cemetery was destroyed by Union soldiers in 1862-1863 and the bricks used for building flues at the winter quarters. — — Map (db m46331) HM