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Timeline 1864
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE 1864 January Radical Republicans are hostile to Lincoln’s policies, fearing that they do not provide sufficient protection for ex-slaves, that the 10% amnesty plan is not strict enough, and that Southern states should demonstrate more significant efforts to eradicate the slave system before being allowed back into the Union. Consequently, Congress refuses to recognize the governments of Southern states, or to seat their elected representatives. Instead, legislators begin to work on their own Reconstruction plan, which will emerge in July as the Wade-Davis Bill. [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/states/sf_timeline.html] [http://www.blackhistory.harpweek.com/4Reconstruction/ReconTimeline.htm] Congress now understands the Confederacy to be the face of a deeply rooted cultural system antagonistic to the principles of a “free labor” society. Many fear that returning home rule to such a system amounts to accepting secession state by state and opening the door for such malicious local legislation as the Black Codes that eventually emerge. [Hunt] Jan. 1 TN Skirmish at Dandridge. Jan. 2 TN Skirmish at LaGrange. Nashville is in the grip of a smallpox epidemic, which will carry off a large number of soldiers, contraband workers, and city residents. It will be late March before it runs its course. Jan 5 TN Skirmish at Lawrence’s Mill. Jan. 10 TN Forrest’s troops in west Tennessee are said to have collected 2,000 recruits, 400 loaded Wagons, 800 beef cattle, and 1,000 horses and mules. Most observers consider these numbers to be exaggerated. “ The Mississippi Squadron publishes a list of the steamboats destroyed on the Mississippi and its tributaries during the war: 104 ships were burned, 71 sunk. -
History of Hancock Ciounty; Virginia and West Virginia
HISTORY of HANCOCK COUNTY • Virginia and West Virginia o Sacramento Branch Genealogical Library BY JACK WELCH FIRST PRINTING © Copyright, 1963, by Jack Welch All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in Wheeling, West Virginia, by The Wheeling News Printing & Litho Co. orewor* The physical features of Hancock County can be described quickly and easily. It is the northernmost county in West Virginia, bounded on the north and west by the Ohio River, on the east by Pennsylvania, and on the south by Brooke County. It is the smallest county in West Virginia with 88.55 square miles. It has three muni cipalities (Chester, New Cumberland, Weirton), three magisterial districts (Butler, Clay, Grant), and 37 voting precincts. Its agri cultural and industrial products include iron, steel, chinaware, pottery, bricks, fire clay, sheet metal, tin products, apples, dairy foods, and livestock. Hancock County, like any other inhabited area of the world, is more than a tiny block of land furnishing a livelihood for several thousands of people. It is a land that is built upon the labor, the ideals, the lives, and the deaths of those who have gone before. It is a forest turned into a farm, a farm turned into a town, and a town turned into an industrial site employing thousands of people. It is a man chopping a tree in a virgin forest, it is a woman taking up a "fie to protect her family from Indians, it is a man building a school, it is a man building a factory. All these things are Hancock County, as much of a reality as the topographical and statistical elements. -
Great Discoveries at Pritchard's Hill Cemetery
Summer 2021 • Newsletter of the KernstownKernstown Battlefi eldeld AssociationAssociation •• PP.O..O. BoxBox 13271327 •• WWinchester,inchester, VVirginiairginia 2260422604 •• wwwwww.kernstownbattle.org.kernstownbattle.org Great Discoveries at Pritchard’s Hill Cemetery With only one headstone visible, it’s always been a guess as to how many graves are in the cemetery on Pritchard’s Hill, and where they are located. On Thursday, April 8th GeoModel, a company from Leesburg, Virginia specializing in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), was hired by the KBA Board of Dirctors to survey our cemetery to help us deter- mine the number and exact location of the graves. Matt Turner from GeoModel laid out a grid around the existing cemetery and surveyed the entire area. He located 14 gravesites, Pushing his GPR equipment, Matt Turner of GeoModel all located fairly close together, laid east to west. While we have some idea who is buried surveys the Pritchard cemetery. Susan Baldwin’s head- stone stands in the foreground. in the cemetery we will never know who is buried in which grave. However, now when we give tours we can say with certainty that there are at least 14 graves on the hillside. In addition to the one headstone, marked as the grave of Susan (Pritchard) Baldwin, records show the following individuals are also buried on the hill: Susan’s grandfather, Reese Pritchard Jr. (1710 – 1760); her father, Stephen Pritchard I (1745 – 1819); her brother, Stephen Pritchard II (1776 – 1858); and her sister, Margaret (1772 – 1819). We know at least five other family mem- SUSAN JAMES BALDWIN bers are in the cemetery, including two-year- Third wife and widow of old Margaret, daughter of Samuel and Helen CORNELIUS BALDWIN Pritchard who occupied Brightside during the war. -
Confederate Forces at the Same Time
CHICAGO CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE SHENANDOAH VALLEY – 1864 Shenandoah Valley Map 1864 CHICAGO CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE SHENANDOAH VALLEY – 1864 Page 1 of 83 Table of Contents Shenandoah Valley Map 1864 ...................................................................................................................... 0 Shenandoah 1864 by Jonathan Sebastian .................................................................................................... 3 Lower Shenandoah Valley ............................................................................................................................. 9 Army of the Shenandoah ............................................................................................................................ 10 Army of the Valley....................................................................................................................................... 11 Maps ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 Overview Shenandoah Valley Campaigns May-June 1864 ..................................................................... 12 Battle of New Market Map 1 .................................................................................................................. 13 Battle of New Market Map 2 .................................................................................................................. 14 Battle of New Market Map 3 ................................................................................................................. -
NATIONAL REGISTER of HISTORIC Placet MULTIPLE PROPERTY
NFS Form 10-900-b 4-0018 (March 1992) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACEt SHGISfER, HISTORY MULTIPLE PROPERTY DOCUMENTATION F RM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE This form is used for documenting multiple property groups relating to one or several historic contexts. See instructions in How to Complete the Multiple Property Documentation Form (National Register Bulletin 16B). Complete each item by entering the requested information. For additional space, use continuation sheets (Form 10-900-a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer to complete all items. X New Submission Amended Submission A. Name of Multiple Property Listing The Civil War in Virginia, 1861-1865: Historic and Archaeological Resources B. Associated Historic Contexts (Name each associated historic context, identifying theme, geographical area, and chronological period for each.) The Civil War in Virginia, 1861-1865: Historic and Archaeological Resources C. Form Prepared by name/title John S. Salmon organization _Virginia Department of Historic Resources street & number 2801 Kensington Avenue telephone 804-367-2323 ext. 117 city or town Richmond_____________ state VA zip code 23221 D. Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this documentation form meets the National Register documentation standards and sets forth requirements for the listing of related properties consistent with the National Register criteria. This submission meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60 and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. (__ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature and title of certifying official Date of tate or FeaeraHgency and ureau I hereby certify that this multiple property documentation form has been approved by the National Register as a basis for evaluating related properties for listing in the National Register. -
Interpretive Plan for the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Project No
Interpretive Plan for the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Project No. GA-2255-03-016 Prepared for the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation Prepared by John Milner Associates, Inc. and Riggs/Ward Design, PC November 2008 Interpretive Plan for the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Project No. GA-2255-03-016 Prepared for the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation New Market, Virginia Prepared by John Milner Associates, Inc. Architects, Landscape Architects, Archeologists, Planners West Chester, Pennsylvania with Riggs Ward Design Exhibit Designers Richmond, Virginia November 2008 The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government. Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Interpretive Plan Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ix PART I: CONTEXT FOR INTERPRETATION Chapter 1 Vision, Purpose and Background 1-1 1.1 Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District 1-1 1.2 Management and Implementation Plans 1-3 1.3 Interpretive Plan Guidelines, 2001 1-3 1.4 Goals for Providing a Meaningful Interpretive Experience 1-4 1.5 Interpretive Vision and Approach 1-5 Chapter 2 Existing Interpretation in the Valley 2-1 2.1 An Overview of Existing Interpretation 2-1 2.2 Regional Attractions 2-1 2.3 Interpretive Attractions 2-2 2.4 -
The Pennsylvania State University the Graduate
The Pennsylvania State University The Graduate School Department of History Civil War In and About Pendleton County, (West) Virginia A Thesis in History by John Craft Taylor Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts March 1975 Date of Approval: Warren W. Hassler, Professor of American History Thesis Adviser Hugo A. Meier, Associate Professor of History Kent Forster, Head of the Department of History ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The writer wishes to acknowledge his debt of gratitude for the generous aid of the following persons: Mr. William McCoy, who loaned a pre pUblication typescript of 'Twixt North and South; Miss Elizabeth Boggs, who made available early issues of the Pendleton Times and The Herald; Mr. Luther Eye, Clerk of the Pendleton County Court, for his assistance in locating the pertinent court records; and Professors Warren W. Hassler and Hugo A. Meier of the Department of History of The Pennsylvania State University, both of whom read the manuscript and offered numerous helpful suggestions. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . ii LIST OF PLATES v INTRODUCTION 1 1. THE SECESSION MOVEMENT. 9 The Background to Secession 9 The County Court Acts in Support of the Confederacy•..•... 14 II. HOSTILITIES IN ADJACENT COUNTIES. 24 Philippi, Rich Mountain, and Corricks Ford.. 24 Cheat Mountain, Greenbrier River, and Camp Allegheny. • . • . • . • • . 33 Confederate Military Organizations. • • • 40 III. THE WAR COMES TO PENDLETON ..... 51 The County Court Combats Inflation and Scarcities in 1862. 51 The First Incursion of Federals . • 54 Arbitrary Arrest••.•...•. 59 The Flight of the Mennonites and Dunkards. • . • 61 IV. McDOWELL AND ITS PRELUDE. -
John W. Patterson III 30 March 2015 1ST WEST VIRGINIA INFANTRY
John W. Patterson III 30 March 2015 1ST WEST VIRGINIA INFANTRY - 3 MONTHS (COMPANY D) - 80 MEN The idea that my great uncle’s cousin served with him in Company D during the first 3 months of the call up grew on me. I decided to try and find out more about the other men in that company. The notes below are a collection of information that I collected from the internet. There are sets of history that I am nearly certain of, based on cross correlating 2-3 (or more) sets of records. There are others that appear to be correct, but I’m not certain of; those I marked with “!”. The rest of the men were each noted as having enlisted in Company D in May 1861. But, I have not been able to determine from the records, which set of histories applied to the individual. When I finished the search, I determined that this information, which contains corrections to many records as well summaries of personal histories, might be useful to other family members and researchers. Notes: 1) There are two privates, marked add here that are on the West Virginia unclaimed Civil War Medals1 list for Company D that were not on Linda Fluharty’s list2 or Rawlings History3. Trimbur (Primbur), George Corp. Shuler, William Pvt. 2) There was one name, JOHN STAIGER, that was appears to have been listed as John Shuler in Rawling’s History, and likewise on Linda Fluharty’s website. Pvt. Staiger was not listed on the W.Va. Unclaimed Medals list. -
Boy Soldier of the Confederacy: the Memoir of Johnnie Wickersham
Civil War Book Review Summer 2007 Article 6 Boy Soldier of the Confederacy: The Memoir of Johnnie Wickersham Arthur W. Bergeron Jr. Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cwbr Recommended Citation Bergeron, Arthur W. Jr. (2007) "Boy Soldier of the Confederacy: The Memoir of Johnnie Wickersham," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 9 : Iss. 3 . Available at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol9/iss3/6 Bergeron: Boy Soldier of the Confederacy: The Memoir of Johnnie Wickersham Review Bergeron, Arthur W., Jr. Summer 2007 Gorman, Kathleen, ed. Boy Soldier of the Confederacy: The Memoir of Johnnie Wickersham. Southern Illinois University Press, $27.95 hardcover ISBN 9780809327225 Fact and Fiction? Two Accounts of the Civil War Experience Boy Soldier of the Confederacy: The Memoir of Johnnie WickershamEdited by Kathleen Gorman A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country: The Selected Correspondence of John Rodgers Meigs, 1859-1864 Edited by Mary A. Giunta Originally published in 1915 as The Gray and the Blue, John T. Wickersham's stories about his experiences in the Confederate army during the Civil War have been edited in this new edition by Professor Kathleen Gorman. Johnnie Wickersham claimed to have joined the Confederate army in Missouri at age 14 and to have served with it until May 1865. He also stated that he received a captain's commission from General Sterling Price. Gorman acknowledges that there is no record of Wickersham as a soldier. It appears that he simply attached himself to a volunteer company in which one of his brothers served, probably a company in the 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment (later the 1st and 4th Missouri Consolidated Infantry). -
First West Virginia Infantry
The First West Virginia Infantry Courtesy of Fort Vance Historical Society The First West Virginia Infantry The First West Virginia Infantry Volume 55 (1996), pp. 41-94 Explanation of Roster List Company ACompany BCompany CCompany DCompany E Company FCompany GCompany HCompany ICompany K The following brief regimental history of the First West Virginia Infantry is reprinted from the Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of West Virginia for the Year Ending December 31, 1864. MEMORANDA:--The First Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers was organized at Wheeling in May, 1861, from volunteer companies of Hancock, Brooke, Ohio and Marshall counties, which had been formed in April 1861 to resist aggressions from that portion of Virginia which had seceded from the Union; and under the call of the President for 75,000 men, it was mustered into the service of the United States for the period of three months, under command of Col. B. F. Kelley. On the---- day of May, 1861, it left Camp Carlile, at Wheeling, and proceeded to a bridge near Mannington, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which had been destroyed by the rebels. After remaining there two days it marched to Grafton, Taylor County, Va., where a body of State militia had been collected, under command of the rebel Col. Porterfield. Upon the approach of the Union force, Col. Porterfield retired to Phillippi, Barbour County, where, on the morning of the ---- of .June, he was attacked and completely routed by Col. Kelley•s command. During the action Col. Kelley was seriously wounded in the breast. -
1 Rawling, C. J. History of the First Regiment Virginia Infantry
Rawling, C. J. History of the First Regiment Virginia Infantry. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1887. Chapter I Political and social conditions of the People of the Panhandle Counties of Virginia, 11 Chapter II Enrollment of volunteers for the Three months’ service, 15 Chapter III Organization of the Three Months’ Reigment, 19 Chapter IV Departure for the Seat of War and “Battle” of Phillippi, 23 Chapter V Other operations—end of term of enlistment—must out of regiment—result of the campaign 28 Chapter VI Recruiting for three years’ regiment—organization and departure for the field 33 Chapter VII Operations in General—Arrival of the Regiment at Romney—the Ration, Forage, etc. 38 Chapter VIII Affair of Blue’s Gap—retreat from Romney—death of General Lander, etc. 47 Chapter IX Shields’s division—advance to the Shenandoah Valley 53 Chapter X Advance up the Valley—Description of it—withdrawal from Strasburg to Winchester 57 Chapter XI Battle of Kernstown 61 Chapter XII Pursuit of the enemy—advance up the Valley—Hostility of the People—arrival in the Luray Valley, etc. Chapter XIII Generals operations—skirmishing in the Shenandoah-March down the Luray Valley and through the Blue Ridge—Catlett’s Station—Arrival opposite Fredericksburg –vist of the President 76 Chapter XIV Return to the Luray Valley—force march—83 Chapter XV Battle of Port Republican—retreat of the two brigades—in camp at Cloud’s Mills 92 Chapter XVI Camp at Cloud’s Mills—advance to the Rappahannock—attached to Rickett’s Division—Battle of Cedar Mountain—Retreat of the enemy—appearance of the Field of battle, etc. -
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