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The Civil War Battlefield Guide Second Edition The Civil War Battlefield Guide Second Edition In great deeds something abides. On great fields something stays. Forms change and pass; bodies disappear; but spirits linger, to consecrate ground for the vision-place of souls. And reverent men and women from afar, and generations that know us not and that we know not of, heart-drawn to see where and by whom great things were suf- fered and done for them, shall come to this deathless field, to ponder and dream; and lo! the shadow of a mighty presence shall wrap them in its bosom, and the power of the vision pass into their souls. — General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Gettysburg, October 3, 1889 The Civil War Battlefield Guide Second Edition The Conservation Fund Frances H. Kennedy Editor and Principal Contributor HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY · BOSTON · NEW YORK 1998 Copyright © 1998 by The Conservation Fund All rights reserved For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Civil War battlefield guide / Frances H. Kennedy, editor — 2nd ed. p. cm. “The Conservation Fund.” Includes index. ISBN 0-395-74012-6 1. United States — History— Civil War, 1861—1865 — Battlefields — Guide- books. 2. United States — History — Civil War, 1861—1865 — Campaigns. I. Kennedy, Frances H. II. Conservation Fund (Arlington, Va.) E641.C58 1998 973.7Ј3Ј025— dc21 98-7929 CIP Printed in the United States of America RMT10987654321 This book has been supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency. Battlefield maps by John Marlin Murphy Historical map captions by Richard W. Stephenson Photograph captions by Brian C. Pohanka The Conservation Fund dedicates this book to Edwin C. Bearss and its proceeds to the protection of Civil War battlefields This edition of The Civil War Battlefield Guide was made possible by the generous support of The Gilder Foundation Heinz Family Foundation Lindsay Young Barbara and John Nau The Phil Hardin Foundation The Walt Disney Company James S. and Lucia F. Gilliland Texas Historical Commission The Conservation Fund requests your support of its Civil War Battlefield Campaign and welcomes the partnership of citizen groups, foundations, corporations, and public agencies in battlefield protection. The Conservation Fund 1800 North Kent Street, Suite 1120 Arlington, Virginia 22209 Contents Foreword Patrick F. Noonan xxiii Cheat Mountain, West Virginia (WV005), Pocahontas County, September 12–15, 1861 10 Preface Frances H. Kennedy xxv Greenbrier River, West Virginia (WV007), Pocahontas County, October 3, 1861 10 Charleston Harbor: April 1861 1 Camp Allegheny, West Virginia (WV008), Pocahontas County, December 13, 1861 10 Fort Sumter I, South Carolina (SC001), Charleston County, April 12–14, 1861 Manassas Campaign: July 1861 11 James M. McPherson 1 Hoke’s Run (Falling Waters), West Virginia (WV002), Berkeley County, July 2, 1861 11 The Blockade of Chesapeake Bay and the Blackburn’s Ford, Virginia (VA004), Potomac River: May–June 1861 5 Prince William and Fairfax Counties, July 18, 1861 11 Sewell’s Point, Virginia (VA001), Norfolk, May 18–19, 1861 5 First Manassas, Virginia (VA005), Prince William County, July 21, 1861 Aquia Creek, Virginia (VA002), Stafford County, William Glenn Robertson 11 May 29–June 1, 1861 5 Big Bethel, Virginia (VA003), York County and The Staff Ride and Civil War Battlefields Hampton, June 10, 1861 6 William A. Stofft 16 Northern Virginia: October– West Virginia: June–December 1861 6 December 1861 18 Philippi, West Virginia (WV001), Barbour Ball’s Bluff, Virginia (VA006), Loudoun County, County, June 3, 1861 6 October 21, 1861 18 Rich Mountain, West Virginia (WV003), Dranesville, Virginia (VA007), Fairfax County, Randolph County, July 11, 1861 December 20, 1861 18 Gary W. Gallagher 7 Kessler’s Cross Lanes, West Virginia (WV004), Blockade of the Potomac River: Nicholas County, August 26, 1861 9 September 1861–March 1862 18 Carnifex Ferry, West Virginia (WV006), Cockpit Point, Virginia (VA100), Prince William Nicholas County, September 10, 1861 9 County, January 3, 1862 18 vii viii Contents Missouri: June–October 1861 19 Camp Wildcat, Kentucky (KY002), Laurel County, October 21, 1861 29 Boonville, Missouri (MO001), Cooper County, June 17, 1861 19 Ivy Mountain, Kentucky (KY003), Floyd County, November 8–9, 1861 29 Carthage, Missouri (MO002), Jasper County, July 5, 1861 20 Rowlett’s Station, Kentucky (KY004), Hart County, December 17, 1861 29 Wilson’s Creek, Missouri (MO004), Greene and Christian Counties, August 10, 1861 Kentucky: January 1862 30 Richard W. Hatcher III 21 Middle Creek, Kentucky (KY005), Floyd County, Dry Wood Creek, Missouri (MO005), January 10, 1862 30 Vernon County, September 2, 1861 23 Mill Springs, Kentucky (KY006), Pulaski Lexington I, Missouri (MO006), Lafayette and Wayne Counties, January 19, 1862 County, September 13–20, 1861 24 Kent Masterson Brown 30 Liberty (Blue Mills Landing), Missouri (MO003), Clay County, September 17, 1861 24 Indian Territory: November– Fredericktown, Missouri (MO007), December 1861 33 Madison County, October 21, 1861 24 Round Mountain, Oklahoma (OK001), county Springfield I, Missouri (MO008), Greene County, unknown, November 19, 1861 33 October 25, 1861 25 Chusto-Talasah, Oklahoma (OK002), Tulsa County, December 9, 1861 33 Grant on the Mississippi River: Chustenahlah, Oklahoma (OK003), November 1861 26 Osage County, December 26, 1861 34 Belmont, Missouri (MO009), Mississippi County, November 7, 1861 26 Pea Ridge, Arkansas: March 1862 34 Pea Ridge, Arkansas (AR001), Benton County, Missouri: March 6–8, 1862 William L. Shea December 1861–January 1862 27 and Earl J. Hess 34 Mount Zion Church, Missouri (MO010), Boone County, December 28, 1861 27 Arkansas: June–July 1862 38 Roan’s Tan Yard, Missouri (MO011), St. Charles, Arkansas (AR002), Randolph County, January 8, 1862 27 Arkansas County, June 17, 1862 38 Hill’s Plantation, Arkansas (AR003), Florida: October 1861 27 Woodruff County, July 7, 1862 38 Santa Rosa Island, Florida (FL001), Sibley’s New Mexico Campaign: Escambia County, October 9, 1861 27 February–March 1862 39 Kentucky: September– Valverde, New Mexico (NM001), Socorro December 1861 28 County, February 20–21, 1862 39 Barbourville, Kentucky (KY001), Knox County, Glorieta Pass, New Mexico (NM002), Santa Fe September 19, 1861 28 and San Miguel Counties, March 26–28, 1862 Don E. Alberts 39 Contents ix Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers: South Mills, North Carolina (NC005), Camden February–June 1862 44 County, April 19, 1862 61 Fort Henry, Tennessee (TN001), Stewart County, Tranter’s Creek, North Carolina (NC006), February 6, 1862 44 Pitt County, June 5, 1862 62 Fort Donelson, Tennessee (TN002), Kinston, North Carolina (NC007), Lenoir Stewart County, February 12–16, 1862 County, December 14, 1862 62 John Y. Simon 45 White Hall, North Carolina (NC008), Wayne Shiloh, Tennessee (TN003), Hardin County, County, December 16, 1862 62 April 6–7, 1862 Stacy Allen 48 Goldsboro Bridge, North Carolina (NC009), Siege of Corinth, Mississippi (MS016), Wayne County, December 17, 1862 63 Alcorn County and Corinth, April 29–May 30, 1862 T. Michael Parrish 52 Fort Pulaski: April 1862 63 Fort Pulaski, Georgia (GA001), Chatham County, Middle Mississippi River: April 10–11, 1862 Daniel A. Brown 63 February–June 1862 56 New Madrid/Island No. 10, Missouri (MO012), Charleston: June 1862 67 New Madrid, Missouri, and Lake County, Secessionville, South Carolina (SC002), Tennessee, February 28–April 8, 1862 56 Charleston County, June 16, 1862 Memphis I, Tennessee (TN004), Memphis, Stephen R. Wise 67 June 6, 1862 57 Simmons’ Bluff, South Carolina (SC003), Charleston County, June 21, 1862 70 New Orleans: April–May 1862 58 Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip, Mapping the Civil War Louisiana (LA001), Plaquemines Parish, April 16–28, 1862 58 Richard W. Stephenson 71 New Orleans, Louisiana (LA002), Jackson Against the B & O Railroad: St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes, April 25–May 1, 1862 59 January 1862 74 Hancock, Maryland (MD001), Washington North Carolina: August 1861; County, Maryland, and Morgan County, February–December 1862 59 West Virginia, January 5–6, 1862 74 Hatteras Inlet Forts, North Carolina (NC001), Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign: Dare County, August 28–29, 1861 59 March–June 1862 74 Roanoke Island, North Carolina (NC002), Dare County, February 7–8, 1862 60 First Kernstown, Virginia (VA101), Frederick County and Winchester, March 23, 1862 New Bern, North Carolina (NC003), Thomas A. Lewis 74 Craven County, March 14, 1862 60 McDowell, Virginia (VA102), Highland County, Fort Macon, North Carolina (NC004), Carteret May 8, 1862 Robert G. Tanner 78 County, March 23–April 26, 1862 61 x Contents Princeton Courthouse, West Virginia (WV009), Savage’s Station, Virginia (VA019), Mercer County, May 15–17, 1862 80 Henrico County, June 29, 1862 98 Front Royal, Virginia (VA103), Warren County, Glendale, Virginia (VA020a), Henrico County, May 23, 1862 80 June 30, 1862; White Oak Swamp, Virginia (VA020b), Henrico County, June 30, 1862 First Winchester, Virginia (VA104), Herman Hattaway and Ethan S. Rafuse 98 Frederick County and Winchester, May 25, 1862 81 Malvern Hill, Virginia (VA021), Henrico County, July 1, 1862 Michael D. Litterst 101 Cross Keys, Virginia (VA105), Rockingham County, June 8, 1862 Donald C. Pfanz 81 Northern Virginia Campaign: August– Port Republic, Virginia (VA106), Rockingham September 1862 105 County, June 9, 1862
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