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Author : Tim McKinney
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ISBN 13 : 9781891852367
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Civil War in Greenbrier County, West Virginia written by Tim McKinney and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim McKinney
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ISBN 13 : 9781942294221
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)
Download or read book Civil War In Greenbrier County, West Virginia written by Tim McKinney and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a place, and a war. It makes sense that this area would be of utmost significance in the Civil War, as it sits on the spot where Virginia was ripped apart to form two states. A place where the war "came early and stayed late." Although strong Union support characterized Greenbrier County before the war, the majority of its citizens sided with the South when forced to choose. Greenbrier County sent no delegates to the conventions that gave birth to the Reorganized Government of Virginia. It cast no votes for Abraham Lincoln. When war came, the county supported the Confederate military with money, arms and men. An estimated 2,000 men and boys from Greenbrier County wore Confederate gray. This number represented approximately 80% of the county's males of "military was strategically important to both sides. It was a gateway to northwestern Virginia, Ohio and the rich Shenandoah Valley. It was a base from which either side could attack, or defend, the vital railroads of southwestern Virginia and the prized salt mines of the Great Kanawha Valley. In the years after the war Greenbrier County played a prominent role in shaping the new nation. At a meeting in at the Greenbrier in 1868, General Lee and other prominent veterans from both sides signed the Greenbrier Manifesto, a document calling for reconciliation between the North and South. In this way, Greenbrier County--crossroads of a nation divided--became a conduit for lasting peace. Tim McKinney's detailed account of the battle of Lewisburg has eliminated many assumptions and implications of previous historians. His is the best and most complete history of the Civil War in Greenbrier County. Jack Dickinson, bibliographer of the Rosanna Blake Confederate Collection at Morrow Library, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. One of McKinney's favorite parts of the book explains how the now-famous resort, The Greenbrier, played a role in the war. The Sisters of Charity took care of countless wounded and sick soldiers there. McKinney discovered that one nun, Sister De Sales, worked in a ward set up in the resort's great ballroom. A dance program was still posted at its entrance, he writes: "It must have been an odd sight to have the fancy ballroom, elaborate hotel, and luxurious cottages in use as hospital wards. Where once laughter and joviality reigned supreme, were found the moans and pleading entreaties of men in various stages of life-threatening disease. The scarcity of food and basic needs was in contrast to prewar days of opulence and abundance." The resort's beautiful grounds, enlivened with paths bearing such names as Courtship Maze and Lovers Rest, were now dotted with small earthen mounds indicating where yet another mother's son was laid to rest. "Thus at White Sulphur Springs was found incongruity, tragedy and despair. That bleak first winter of the war at The Old White left indelible images upon the minds of all who witnessed it. Its echo still reverberates across the years. The seldom-visited graves of those poor soldiers who perished at the resort-turned-hospital can yet be found by the modern visitor." McKinney said most people are familiar with the blood spilled on the battlefields, but fewer people know about "the pain and sacrifice on the home front." Thanks to his research, he was able to find previously unpublished information about the role of the Sisters of Charity in White Sulphur Springs during the war. He also walks readers through places in Greenbrier County that still exist. Anyone interested in local Civil War history could use his book as a guide.
Author : Stan Cohen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Civil War in West Virginia written by Stan Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Winthrop David Lane
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)
Download or read book Civil War in West Virginia written by Winthrop David Lane and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard L. Armstrong
Publisher : 35th Star Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0996576428
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Battle of Lewisburg: May 23, 1862 written by Richard L. Armstrong and published by 35th Star Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early morning hours of May 23, 1862 brought the horror of war to the residents of the small, mountain town of Lewisburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). A brigade of Union troops, commanded by Colonel George Crook, had occupied the heavily Confederate leaning town less than two weeks earlier. Now, Lewisburg felt the fury of a battle waged in her streets. Bullets flew in every direction. Cannon balls whistled overhead and occasionally struck the homes and other buildings of the town. Confederate soldiers, some of whom grew up in Lewisburg, fought and died in their hometown. A few hours later, 240 Confederates were killed, wounded, or taken prisoner. The victorious Union troops suffered the loss of 93 men killed, wounded, and captured. Confederate Brigadier General Henry Heth, with a superior force, now found himself forced to retreat in complete disarray. Colonel George Crook would soon be promoted to brigadier general, largely because of his conduct at Lewisburg. This carefully researched book by historian and author Richard L. Armstrong contains 248 pages, 34 images, and 13 maps (including a detailed map of the town the day after the battle by Captain Hiram F. Devol of the 36th Ohio Infantry). The cover features the beautiful painting of Lewisburg in the 1850s by renowned landscape artist Edward Beyer. Lewisburg, now a part of the state of West Virginia, is the county seat of Greenbrier County, and is named for Revolutionary War period General Andrew Lewis. A previous winner of the “Coolest Small Towns in America” award, the town offers many quaint shops, restaurants, galleries, and other attractions. Walking tour brochures, including one focused on the Battle of Lewisburg, are available at the Greenbrier Valley Visitors Center, located downtown on the corner of Washington and Court Streets.
Author : Summers County Historical Society
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ISBN 13 : 9781942294184
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Civil War in Summers County, West Virginia written by Summers County Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael B. Graham
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162585577X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)
Download or read book On This Day in West Virginia Civil War History written by Michael B. Graham and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Michael B Graham
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625851928
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Coal River Valley in the Civil War written by Michael B Graham and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “compelling” account of the little-known bloody skirmishes that took place in this picturesque part of West Virginia (Civil War Monitor). The three rivers that make up the Coal River Valley—Big, Little and Coal—were named by explorer John Peter Salling (or Salley) for the coal deposits found along their banks. More than one hundred years later, the picturesque valley that would separate from Virginia a short time later was witness to a multitude of bloody skirmishes between Confederate and Union forces in the Civil War. Often-overlooked battles at Boone Court House, Coal River, Pond Fork, and Kanawha Gap introduced the beginning of “total war” tactics years before General Sherman used them in his March to the Sea. Join historian Michael Graham as he expertly details the compelling human drama of the bitterly contested Coal River Valley region during the War Between the States. Includes illustrations
Author : Richard A. Wolfe
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467120510
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)
Download or read book West Virginia in the Civil War written by Richard A. Wolfe and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Virginia in the Civil War chronicles the role West Virginians played in the Civil War through the use of vintage photograph West Virginia, Child of the Storm, was the only state formed as a result of the Civil War. West Virginia witnessed battles, engagements, and guerrilla actions during the four years of the Civil War. The struggle between eastern and western Virginia over voting rights, taxation, and economic development can be traced back to the formation of the Republic. John Brown's 1859 raid on the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry played a major role in the Civil War, which started in western Virginia with the destruction of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad property. When Virginia voted to secede and join the slave-holding Confederacy, the counties of western Virginia formed the pro-Union government known as the Restored Government of Virginia in Wheeling. West Virginia in the Civil War chronicles the role West Virginians played in the Civil War through the use of vintage photographs.
Author : Winthrop D. (Winthrop David) 1887 Lane
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ISBN 13 : 9781360869407
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)
Download or read book CIVIL WAR IN WEST VIRGINIA written by Winthrop D. (Winthrop David) 1887 Lane and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-10 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
