Download or read book Wayne County West Virginia in the Civil War written by Jack L. Dickinson and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soldiers of Wayne County West Virginia written by Rennie Talbert (Sr.) and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disorder on the Border written by Joe Geiger, Jr. and published by 35th Star Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last half of the 1850s, the Virginia counties of Cabell and Wayne became immersed in the national debate over slavery. Located only a stone’s throw away from the free state of Ohio, some western Virginians practiced and defended slavery, and the contentiousness between supporters and those who opposed the institution increased dramatically as the nation moved closer to civil war. When the conflict erupted in 1861, disorder was the order of the day. Although the overwhelming majority of voters in Cabell and Wayne counties opposed the Ordinance of Secession, the most prominent and influential citizens in the area favored leaving the Union. When the state seceded, some who had opposed this step now cast their loyalty with Virginia rather than the Union. During and after the Civil War, dozens of skirmishes, raids, and armed encounters occurred in this border area, and the lengthy struggle only ended with the statewide Democratic victory in the 1870 election. Federal supporters in Cabell and Wayne counties lived through years of terror. Their efforts to save the Union and create the new state of West Virginia, and their willingness to die on behalf of the country ensured its survival from the greatest conflict in the history of the United States. Table of Contents Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1 – The Antebellum Years in Cabell and Wayne Counties 3 2 – The Institution of Slavery on the Border 13 3 – The Road to Armed Conflict 33 4 – The Battle of Barboursville 55 5 – Lawlessness Abounds 73 6 – The Raid on Guyandotte 103 7 – Reaping the Whirlwind 119 8 – The Darkest Hour of our Perils 147 9 – Piatt’s Zouaves 179 10 – Outrages and Fiendish Acts 207 11 – Welcome to Western Virginia 229 12 – The Plough Stands Still 247 13 – Depredations of the Most Shameful Character 275 14 – The War Ends? 307 15 – Federal Occupation 327 Epilogue 349 Notes 361 Bibliography 411 Index 421 About the Author 443
Download or read book Badges and Bullets written by Robert Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Download or read book Last Train to Dunlow written by Kay Stamper Dickinson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Overview of the History of Wayne County West Virginia written by Stephen Lewis and published by . This book was released on 199? with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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:
Download or read book Military History of Wayne County N Y written by Lewis H. Clark and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-24 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Download or read book Military History of Wayne County written by Lewis H. Clark and published by . This book was released on 1997-05 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Download or read book The Ghosts of Murder Hollow written by Stephen Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil War Battle on Lick Creek, Wayne County, West Virginia.
Download or read book Military History of Wayne County N Y Military Register Wayne County in the Civil War 1861 1865 written by Lewis H. Clark and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-10 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Download or read book History of Wayne County West Virginia written by Mildred Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Formation of the State of West Virginia written by Granville Parker and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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:
