Author: Francis Smith ReaderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
History of the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry
Author: Francis Smith ReaderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
On This Day in West Virginia Civil War History
Author: Michael B. GrahamPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467117919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
West Virginia is the only state formed by seceding from a Confederate state. And its connections to the Civil War run deep. One day at a time, award-winning historian Michael Graham presents intriguing, event-driven anecdotes and history related to the state. On July 11, 1861, a Union force attacked 1,300 Confederate troops camped at Rich Mountain in a renowned battle. Confederate guerrillas raided Hacker's Creek on June 12, 1864. Find little-known facts about the Battles of Droop Mountain, Carnifex Ferry, Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown and a whole host of others. Read a story one day or month at a time. Celebrate an entire year of Civil War history in the Mountain State.
West Virginia Civil War Literature
Author: Charles ShetlerPublisher: Morgantown : West Virginia University Library
ISBN:
Category : West Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Main part
Author: The United States
Author: Arthur H. Clark CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Classified Catalogue of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1895- 1902: History and travel, part II. Biography. Author index. Subject index
Author: Carnegie Library of PittsburghPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 1500
Book Description
The Battle of White Sulphur Springs
Author: Eric J. WittenbergPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614233268
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Though West Virginia was founded for the purpose of remaining loyal to the Union, severing ties with Virginia, home of the capital of the Confederacy, would prove difficult. West Virginia's fate would be tested on its battlegrounds. In August 1863, Union general William Woods Averell led a six-hundred-mile raid culminating in the Battle of White Sulphur Springs in Green Brier County. Colonel George S. Patton, grandfather of the legendary World War II general, met Averell with a dedicated Confederate force. After a fierce two-day battle, Patton defeated Averell, forcing him to retreat and leave West Virginia, and ultimately the Union, in the balance. Civil War historian Eric J. Wittenberg presents a fascinating in-depth analysis of the proceedings in the first book-length study of this important battle.
Staff Ride Handbook for the Overland Campaign, Virginia, 4 May to 15 June 1864: A Study in Operational-Level Command
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428916466
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
The Battle of Hurricane Bridge, March 28 1863
Author: Philip HatfieldPublisher:
ISBN: 9781737857525
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Battle at Hurricane Bridge is an often overlooked Civil War action occurring at the small and otherwise quiet western Virginia village. For five hours behind the limited protection of an unfinished earthen fort, the green Union troops of the 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry under the command of Captain James Johnson, fought to hold off the hardened Confederate veterans of the 8th and 16th Virginia Cavalry commanded by Brigadier General Albert Gallatin Jenkins.Ultimately, the March 28, 1863, battle at Hurricane Bridge directly contributed to the Union army maintaining control of the James River & Kanawha Turnpike, a key supply line, and enabled Federal control of the Kanawha Valley for the remainder of the war.