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The War and Suttonville
Changing Occupations
(Preface): On April 20, 1863, C...
Battle of Bulltown
"Come and take us"
On the hill in front of you are t...
Kesler's Raid
Capture of Upshur County Militia
In September 1863, ...
Jenkins in Buckhannon
The Raiders Strike
(Preface): Confederate Gen. Alber...
McClellan's Buckhannon Camp
Prelude to Rich Mountain
(Preface): In the spring of...
Destruction at the Courthouse
The Raiders Strike
(Preface): Confederate Gen. Alber...
The Bassel House
The Columns Unite
On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gen...
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
No Asylum from War
When the Civil War began in 1861,...
Northwest Academy
Soldiers' Home
From 1861 through 1865, Clarksburg wa...
Clarksburg Defenses
Protecting the Town and Railroad
On April 20, 1863, ...
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The War and Suttonville
Changing Occupations
(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 later reported that they marched ...
Battle of Bulltown
"Come and take us"
On the hill in front of you are two fortifications that Union Gen. George B. McClellan ordered constructed late in1861. They guarded the wooden covered bridge located here on the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike. In October ...
Kesler's Raid
Capture of Upshur County Militia
In September 1863, Confederate Maj. Joseph K. Kesler, 19th Virginia Cavalry, led a raid from Pocahontas County through Upshur County and Centerville (present-day Rock Cave). On September 2, Kesler’s commander, Col. William L. Jackson, ordered him ...
Jenkins in Buckhannon
The Raiders Strike
(Preface): Confederate Gen. Albert G. Jenkins led 550 cavalrymen on a 500-mile raid from Salt Sulphur Springs, Aug. 22-Sept. 12, 1862, attacking Federal forces and destroying military stores. He captured and paroled 300 Union soldiers, killed or wounded ...
McClellan's Buckhannon Camp
Prelude to Rich Mountain
(Preface): 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. The two sides fought numerous engagements between June and ...
Destruction at the Courthouse
The Raiders Strike
(Preface): Confederate Gen. Albert G. Jenkins led 550 cavalrymen on a 500-mile raid from Salt Sulphur Springs, Aug. 22-Sept. 12, 1862, attacking Federal forces and destroying military stores. He captured and paroled 300 Union soldiers, killed or wounded ...
The Bassel House
The Columns Unite
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 later reported that they marched ...
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
No Asylum from War
When the Civil War began in 1861, the one-story wing on the far left of the building in front of you was all that stood here at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. The foundation of the main building ...
Northwest Academy
Soldiers' Home
From 1861 through 1865, Clarksburg was temporary home to hundreds of Union soldiers. Although many tents and huts were erected to quarter he men, soldiers occupied every public building at one time or another. You are facing the site ...
Clarksburg Defenses
Protecting the Town and Railroad
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 later reported that ...
