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Battle of Rowlesburg by Markers
By Craig Swain, July 24, 2010
Map of Battle Area
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On River Road (State Highway 72) 0.6 miles north of Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling north. |
| | You are standing less than a mile from an important battle site in the Civil War. Just ahead a handful of determined Union troops and townspeople would thwart the Confederate Raiders. Though small in scale compared to Gettysburg and Antietam, the . . . — — Map (db m33988) HM |
| On East Main Street at North Diamond Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | Cheat Bridges Become TargetSince 1861, a special target for destruction by order of both President Jefferson Davis and Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, Rowlesburg was the only town or outpost in western Virginia . . . — — Map (db m198759) HM |
| On East Main Street at North Diamond Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
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A howitzer (as illustrated above by Peter W. Gaut) is a short-barreled, large-caliber cannon designed to throw shells at a higher trajectory than regular field guns. This makes them useful against enemy troops behind fortifications or concealed . . . — — Map (db m198732) HM |
| On Catherine Street (State Highway 72) at Buffalo Street, on the right when traveling west on Catherine Street. |
| | The hilltop area located above and to the right of where you are standing is Cannon Hill. In April 1863, the cannons located there defended Rowlesburg and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during a Civil War skirmish. The B&O Railroad crossed the . . . — — Map (db m34041) HM |
| On State Highway 72, on the right when traveling south. |
| | To S on B&O Railroad is Buckeye Run Viaduct, 136' high, 350' long & 28' wide. Tray Run Viaduct, .6 mi. NW is 148' high, 445' long and 28' wide. Noted engineers Benjamin Latrobe & Albert Fink designed the viaducts. Built 1852 to carry main line, the . . . — — Map (db m33983) HM |
May. 26, 2024
