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7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment (492 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment also known as Ashby's Cavalry was a Confederate cavalry regiment raised in the spring of 1861 by Colonel Angus William

11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment (292 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Reuben Lindsay Walker (398 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Reuben Lindsay Walker (May 29, 1827 – June 7, 1890) was a Confederate general who served in the artillery during the American Civil War. Walker was born

Battle of Cheat Mountain (1,268 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Cheat Mountain, also known as the Battle of Cheat Summit Fort, took place from September 12 to 15, 1861, in Pocahontas County and Randolph

Romney Expedition (1,206 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Romney Expedition was a military expedition of the Confederate States Army during the early part of the American Civil War. It is named for Romney

Springfield, West Virginia (405 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in northwestern Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, Springfield

Frenchburg, West Virginia (424 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Frenchburg is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Frenchburg is located along the Northwestern Turnpike

Mechanicsburg Gap (184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mechanicsburg Gap (also known as Mill Creek Gap) is a water gap through Mill Creek Mountain in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Mechanicsburg

Piedmont, West Virginia (1,670 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Piedmont is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV metropolitan statistical area. The population was

Hanging Rock, West Virginia (228 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hanging Rock is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Hanging Rock is named for the "Hanging Rock" outcrop

White Top (425 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

White Top is a knob and spur of Cheat Mountain in southeastern Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. Sitting at an elevation of 4,085 feet (1,245 m), it

1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment (602 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It

Devil Anse Hatfield (902 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Anderson Hatfield (September 9, 1839 – January 6, 1921), better known as Devil Anse /ˈæns/, was an American timber merchant and Civil War veteran

John Hanson McNeill (659 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Hanson "Hanse" McNeill (June 12, 1815 – November 10, 1864) was a Confederate soldier who served as a captain in the Confederate Army during the American

Frye's Inn (215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

39°17′52″N 78°26′00″W / 39.297676°N 78.433403°W / 39.297676; -78.433403 Frye's Inn is an early 19th-century stagecoach inn and tavern near the "Capon

McNeill's Rangers (2,200 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

McNeill's Rangers was an independent Confederate military force commissioned under the Partisan Ranger Act (1862) by the Confederate Congress during the

Kellian Whaley (457 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley (May 6, 1821 – May 20, 1876) was a nineteenth-century lumberman and congressman from Virginia before the American Civil War

Little Cacapon, West Virginia (520 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Little Cacapon is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Little Cacapon is located at the mouth of the Little

Droop, West Virginia (194 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Droop is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, in the Greenbrier River Valley. The community takes its name from

Albert G. Jenkins (1,242 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Albert Gallatin Jenkins (November 10, 1830 – May 21, 1864) was an American attorney, planter, politician and military officer who fought for the Confederate

Battle of Smithfield Crossing (241 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Smithfield Crossing was a small battle during the American Civil War fought August 25 through August 29, 1864, in Jefferson and Berkeley

23rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment (182 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 23rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Lewis Washington (928 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lewis William Washington (November 30, 1812 – October 1, 1871) was a great-grandnephew of President George Washington. He is most remembered today for

William Lyne Wilson (928 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Lyne Wilson (May 3, 1843 – October 17, 1900) was an American politician and lawyer from West Virginia. A Bourbon Democrat, he was elected to the

Richard W. Blue (259 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Richard Whiting Blue (September 8, 1841 – January 28, 1907) was a farmer, teacher, lawyer, judge, state senator, and U.S. Representative. He served in

John B. Hoge (299 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Blair Hoge (February 2, 1825 – March 1, 1896) was an American journalist, lawyer, and Democratic politician who served as a United States Representative

Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches (427 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches are battle trenches in West Virginia that were originally dug between 1861 and 1862 to be later used in 1863 for

Romney, West Virginia (1,977 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Romney is a town in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

John S. Carlile (518 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Snyder Carlile (December 16, 1817 – October 24, 1878) was an American merchant, lawyer, slaveowner and politician, including a United States senator

William E. Stevenson (512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Erskine Stevenson (March 18, 1820 – November 29, 1883) was an American cabinet-maker, farmer, and Republican politician from Parkersburg, West

George C. Sturgiss (432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

George Cookman Sturgiss (August 16, 1842 – February 26, 1925) was a lawyer and Republican politician who served as United States Representative for West

John E. Kenna (608 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Edward Kenna (April 10, 1848 – January 11, 1893) was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death. Kenna

Charles Brooks Smith (643 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Brooks Smith (February 24, 1844 – December 7, 1899) was a Union Army veteran, businessman and Republican politician who served in the United States

Peter G. Van Winkle (796 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Peter Godwin Van Winkle (September 7, 1808 – April 15, 1872) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician. For many years a leading officer of the

Romney Presbyterian Church (81 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Romney Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church in Romney, West Virginia. The church is located at 100 West Rosemary Lane in Romney, West

Samuel Price (367 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Samuel Price (July 28, 1805 – February 25, 1884) was Virginia lawyer and politician, who helped to establish the state of West Virginia during the American

13th Virginia Infantry Regiment (331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 13th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in central and western Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the

Hampshire County Courthouse (West Virginia) (618 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Hampshire County Courthouse is a Neoclassical edifice in the center of downtown Romney, county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia. The present

Allen T. Caperton (373 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Allen Taylor Caperton (November 21, 1810 – July 26, 1876) was an American politician who was a United States senator from the State of West Virginia in

Isaac H. Duval (648 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Isaac Harding Duval (September 1, 1824 – July 10, 1902) was an adventurer and businessman prior to becoming a brigadier general in the Union Army during

Battle of Charlestown (718 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Charlestown was a small engagement between Confederate cavalry forces under Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden and the Union forces under Col. Benjamin

Charles James Faulkner (392 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles James Faulkner (September 21, 1847 – January 13, 1929) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Born on the family estate, "Boydville,"

Charles James Faulkner (392 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles James Faulkner (September 21, 1847 – January 13, 1929) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Born on the family estate, "Boydville,"

Sycamore Dale (913 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sycamore Dale (also known as the Gibson-Wirgman-Williams House) is a 19th-century Greek Revival plantation house overlooking the South Branch Potomac River

George R. Latham (841 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

George Robert Latham (March 9, 1832 – December 16, 1917) was a 19th-century Virginia farmer, lawyer and politician who helped found the state of West Virginia

Harpers Ferry Historic District (500 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Harpers Ferry Historic District comprises about one hundred historic structures in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The historic district includes the

John Witcher (752 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Seashoal Witcher (July 15, 1839 – July 8, 1906) was an American farmer, politician and soldier from Cabell County, West Virginia (then in Virginia)

Battle of Corrick's Ford (455 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Corrick's Ford took place on July 13, 1861, on the Cheat River in western Virginia (now the state of West Virginia) as part of the Operations

Hook's Tavern (575 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hook's Tavern or Hook Tavern was a late 18th-century tavern along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) east of Capon Bridge in Hampshire County, West

Sherrard Clemens (491 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sherrard Clemens (April 28, 1820 – June 30, 1881) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia and Missouri. He was a cousin to author

Bulltown, West Virginia (651 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bulltown is an extinct town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. Bulltown is located at 38°47′19″N

Battle of Summit Point (219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Summit Point, also known as Flowing Springs or Cameron's Depot, was an inconclusive battle of the American Civil War fought on August 21

William Howard (congressman) (264 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

William Howard (December 31, 1817 – June 1, 1891) was a United States Army soldier, lawyer, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1859

John Baker White (clerk of court) (2,645 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Baker White (August 4, 1794 – October 9, 1862) was a 19th-century American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, and civil servant in the U.S. state

Richwood Hall (198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Richwood Hall, also known as Richwoods, is a house near Charles Town, West Virginia. The lands once belonged to George Washington, who received them from

2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment (1,009 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in today's western Virginia and what became West Virginia during the American Civil

62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry Regiment (291 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry Regiment, raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, served in many

Ice Mountain (1,953 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ice Mountain is a mountain ridge and algific talus slope that is part of a 149-acre (60 ha) preserve near the community of North River Mills in Hampshire

William Pallister Hubbard (377 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Pallister Hubbard (December 24, 1843 – December 5, 1921) was an American Republican politician from Wheeling, West Virginia who served as a United

Taggart Hall (180 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Taggart Hall is a late 18th-century residence that houses the Fort Mill Ridge Foundation and its Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches museum, the Hampshire

Nathan Goff Jr. (868 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nathan Goff Jr. (February 9, 1843 – April 23, 1920) was a United States representative from West Virginia, a Union Army officer, the 28th United States

George W. Atkinson (1,301 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

George Wesley Atkinson (June 29, 1845 – April 4, 1925), a cavalryman, lawyer, politician, judge and scholar, became the 10th Governor of West Virginia

John M. Phelps (779 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John M. Phelps (1821-August 26, 1884) was a Methodist minister who became politically active in the Republican Party during the American Civil War, and

R. Preston Chew (533 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Roger Preston Chew (April 9, 1843 – March 16, 1921) was a noted horse artillery commander in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American

Battle of Hancock (1,432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Hancock was fought during the Confederate Romney Expedition of the American Civil War on January 5 and 6, 1862, near Hancock, Maryland. Major

Thomas Haymond (221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thomas Sherwood Haymond (January 15, 1794 – April 5, 1869) was a prominent lawyer and United States Congressman (1849–51) from Western Virginia (now West

Bethuel Kitchen (1,653 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bethuel Middleton Kitchen (March 21, 1812 – December 15, 1895) was a nineteenth-century politician from Virginia and West Virginia. Born in Ganotown, Virginia

William G. Brown Sr. (988 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Gay Brown Sr. (September 25, 1800 – April 19, 1884) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia, who was twice elected to the

Alexander W. Monroe (2,894 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alexander W. Monroe (December 29, 1817 – March 16, 1905) was a prominent American lawyer, politician, and military officer in the U.S. states of Virginia

Augustus A. Chapman (499 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Augustus Alexandria Chapman (March 9, 1805 – June 7, 1876) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. Chapman served several terms in the

12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment (268 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Charles T. O'Ferrall (1,558 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Triplett "Trip" O'Ferrall (October 21, 1840 – September 22, 1905) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and politician who fought as a cavalry officer in

Blackburn B. Dovener (466 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Blackburn Barrett Dovener (April 20, 1842 – May 9, 1914) was a Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative. Dovener

B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing (690 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing is a 15-acre (6.1 ha) historic site where a set of railroad bridges, originally built by the Baltimore and Ohio

John Echols (1,110 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Echols (March 20, 1823 – May 24, 1896) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. John Echols was born in Lynchburg

Allstadt House and Ordinary (586 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Allstadt House and Ordinary was built about 1790 on land owned by the Lee family near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, including Phillip Ludwell Lee,

Moorefield and North Branch Turnpike (1,586 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Moorefield and North Branch Turnpike (or North Branch Turnpike) was a turnpike in the U.S. state of Virginia (later West Virginia) built to facilitate

Battle of Greenbrier River (1,003 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Greenbrier River, also known as the Battle of Camp Bartow, took place on October 3, 1861 in Pocahontas County, Virginia (present-day West

Charles J. Faulkner (1,633 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles James Faulkner (July 6, 1806 – November 1, 1884) was a politician, planter, and lawyer from Berkeley County, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia)

Lee-Longsworth House (166 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Lee-Longsworth House in Bolivar, West Virginia, is an example of the transition from Georgian style architecture to the Federal style. It preserves

John McCausland (1,808 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John McCausland, Jr. (September 13, 1836 – January 22, 1927) was a brigadier general in the Confederate army, famous for the ransom of Hagerstown, Maryland

Harpers Ferry Armory (1,651 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Harpers Ferry Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, was the second federal armory created by the United

Isaac Parsons (Confederate military officer) (3,655 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Isaac Parsons (January 7, 1814 – April 24, 1862) was an American planter, politician, and military officer in the U.S. state of Virginia (now West Virginia)

Francis Harrison Pierpont (1,773 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Francis Harrison Pierpont (January 25, 1814 – March 24, 1899), called the "Father of West Virginia," was an American lawyer and politician who achieved

Waitman T. Willey (1,447 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Waitman Thomas Willey (October 18, 1811 – May 2, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician from Morgantown, West Virginia. One of the founders of the

Benjamin Franklin Kelley (641 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Benjamin Franklin Kelley (April 10, 1807 – July 16, 1891) was an American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American

1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion, Potomac Home Brigade (1,278 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This unit is not to be confused with the 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalry. 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion, Potomac Home Brigade, originally organized

Thomas H. Stack (606 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thomas H. Stack SJ (July 3, 1845 – August 30, 1887) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who served briefly as the president of Boston College in

Joseph Thoburn (784 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joseph Thoburn (29 April 1825 – 19 October 1864) was an Irish-born American officer and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War

Angus William McDonald (3,316 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Angus William McDonald (February 14, 1799 – December 1, 1864) was a 19th-century American military officer and lawyer in the U.S. state of Virginia. He

Alexander Boteler (2,849 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Shepherdstown in what was initially Virginia and became West Virginia in the American Civil War. Born in Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia) in

William Price Craighill (376 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Price Craighill (July 1, 1833 – January 18, 1909) was born in Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia), son of William Nathaniel Craighill &

Hanging Rocks (2,837 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hanging Rocks are perpendicular cliffs rising nearly 300 feet (91 m) above the South Branch Potomac River in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West

Robert S. Garnett (1,236 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Robert Selden Garnett (December 16, 1819 – July 13, 1861) was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army until the American Civil War

Joseph Thoburn (784 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joseph Thoburn (29 April 1825 – 19 October 1864) was an Irish-born American officer and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War

Christian Streit White (5,030 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christian Streit White (March 10, 1839 – January 28, 1917) was an American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, pisciculturist, and politician in the

Belle Boyd (1,975 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Maria Isabella Boyd (May 9, 1844 – June 11, 1900), best known as Belle Boyd (and dubbed the Cleopatra of the Secession or Siren of the Shenandoah, and

Indian Mound Cemetery (2,570 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Indian Mound Cemetery is a cemetery located along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) on a promontory of the "Yellow Banks" overlooking the South

Warren B. English (282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Warren Barkley English (May 1, 1840 – January 9, 1913) was an American politician who served one year as a United States representative from California

Walter Gwynn (1,156 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Walter Gwynn (February 22, 1802 – February 6, 1882) was an American civil engineer and soldier who became a Virginia Provisional Army general and North

Battle of Shepherdstown (2,423 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Shepherdstown, also known as the Battle of Boteler's Ford, took place September 19–20, 1862, at Boteler's Ford along the Potomac River, during

Battle of Hoke's Run (1,037 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Hoke's Run, also known as the Battle of Falling Waters or Battle of Hainesville, took place on July 2, 1861, in Berkeley County, Virginia

Everton Conger (537 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Everton Judson Conger (April 25, 1834 – July 12, 1918) was an American officer during the Civil War who was instrumental in the capture of John Wilkes

Battle of Camp Allegheny (1,798 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Camp Allegheny, also known as the Battle of Allegheny Mountain, took place on December 13, 1861, in Pocahontas County, Virginia (now West

Battle of Kabletown (196 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle of Kabletown took place between Confederate and Union forces near the end of the American Civil War. Captain John S. Mosby, with nine companies

Raleigh E. Colston (1,416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Raleigh Edward Colston (October 1, 1825 – July 29, 1896) was a French-born American professor, soldier, cartographer, and writer. He was a controversial

Robert White (attorney general) (5,494 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Robert White (February 7, 1833 – December 12, 1915) was an American military officer, lawyer, and politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia. White

Battle of Philippi (1861) (2,221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War and was fought in and around Philippi, Virginia (now West

Edwin Gray Lee (558 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edwin Gray Lee (May 27, 1836 – August 24, 1870) was an American soldier from Virginia and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War

18th Virginia Cavalry Regiment (435 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 18th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Thomas Maley Harris (422 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thomas Maley Harris (1817–1906) was an American physician and officer. He served as a Union general during the American Civil War. Born and raised in Harrisville

33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment (3,209 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the

Leonidas M. Godley (401 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Leonidas Mahlon Godley (June 13, 1836 – May 23, 1904) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He enlisted as 2nd Sergeant of Company E

Washington Bottom Farm (2,959 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ridgedale (also known as Washington Bottom Farm, Ridge Dale, and as the George W. Washington House and Farm) is a 19th-century Greek Revival plantation

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (2,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, originally Harpers Ferry National Monument, is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in

Ann Jarvis (1,962 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis (September 30, 1832 – May 9, 1905) was a social activist and community organizer during the American Civil War era. She is recognized

Henry C. McWhorter (297 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Henry Clay McWhorter (February 20, 1836 – April 15, 1913) was a lawyer, judge, and politician in West Virginia. McWhorter served in the Union Army, reaching

Jackson's Mill (666 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jackson's Mill is a former grist mill in Lewis County, West Virginia, near the city of Weston. The mill, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Richard Boury (154 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sergeant Richard Boury (June 15, 1830 to July 5, 1914) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Boury received the country's highest

Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington (790 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington (November 22, 1837 – July 10, 1922) was a United States Army Brigadier General who served as the 10th Chief of Ordnance for

Literary Hall (3,042 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Literary Hall is a mid-19th-century brick library, building and museum located in Romney, a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the

Frank G. Butterfield (368 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

First Lieutenant Frank G. Butterfield (May 11, 1842 – January 6, 1916) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Butterfield received

Claymont Court (2,036 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Claymont Court, or simply Claymont, is a Georgian-style brick mansion, the grandest of several built near Charles Town, West Virginia for members of the

Josiah M. Curtis (181 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Second Lieutenant Josiah M. Curtis (16 November 1844 to 17 June 1875) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Curtis received the

Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House (291 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House — first known as Poplar Grove, then Rosebrake or Rose Brake — is part of a group of structures affiliated with the

Old Stone Church (Lewisburg, West Virginia) (335 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Old Stone Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The congregation formed in 1783 practicing in

Charles Wells Russell (705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Wells Russell (July 22, 1818 – November 22, 1867) was a prominent Virginia lawyer and politician. He supported the Confederate States of America

Levi Shoemaker (269 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Levi Shoemaker (June 25, 1840 – April 3, 1917) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration

Union Civil War Fortification (150 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Union Civil War Fortification, also known as Bulltown Civil War Site, is a historic archaeological site located near Napier, Braxton County, West Virginia

James R. Durham (147 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

James R. Durham (February 7, 1833 – August 6, 1904) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry

Alexander F. Mathews (586 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alexander Ferdinand Mathews (November 13, 1838 – December 17, 1906) was an American lawyer, banker, and university board director in the U.S. State of

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John Shanes (July 23, 1844 – January 26, 1904) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during

Edgewood (Bunker Hill, West Virginia) (279 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Edgewood, also known as the John Boyd House, is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1839 and is a two-story

Okonoko, West Virginia (3,183 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Okonoko is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Okonoko is located in northern Hampshire County, along the

Daniel B. Lucas (810 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Daniel Bedinger Lucas (March 16, 1836 in Rion Hall near Charles Town, Virginia – June 24, 1909 in Charles Town, West Virginia), was a Confederate officer

Christian Allemong House (172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Christian Allemong House (also known as the Amos Janney House) is located near Summit Point, West Virginia. The house was built around 1830 in the

The Bower (451 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Bower is an 1806 residence, originally built in the Federal style in Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA. It was later remodeled with Gothic Revival

Wirgman Building (2,876 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Wirgman Building was an early 19th-century Federal-style commercial and residential building located on East Main Street (U.S. Route 50) in Romney

Philippi Covered Bridge (1,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Philippi Covered Bridge, on the Tygart Valley River, is the main local landmark and historical icon of Philippi, West Virginia, USA. The celebrated

John Yates Beall (1,062 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Yates Beall (January 1, 1835 – February 24, 1865) was a Confederate privateer in the American Civil War who was arrested as a spy in New York and

Capon Chapel (3,545 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Capon Chapel ( /ˈkeɪpən/ KAY-pən), also historically known as Capon Baptist Chapel and Capon Chapel Church, is a mid-19th century United Methodist church

Battle of Bolivar Heights (529 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

39°19′25″N 77°45′41″W / 39.32361°N 77.76139°W / 39.32361; -77.76139 The Battle of Bolivar Heights (October 16, 1861) was an early battle of the American

Joseph H. Diss Debar (1,165 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joseph Hubert Diss Debar (6 March 1820 – 13 January 1905) was a French-born American artist and government official who designed the official seal and

Alexander W. Reynolds (1,738 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alexander Welch Reynolds (April 1816 or August 1817 – May 26, 1876) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican-American War and

Fort Scammon (166 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fort Scammon, also known as Camp White or Fort Hill, is an archaeological site in Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The site preserves earthenwork

Thomas J. Ward (221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thomas J. Ward (August 18, 1837 – March 30, 1924) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Ward received his country's highest award

Meadow Branch Coalfield (198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Meadow Branch Coalfield is a coalfield located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia along the Berkeley and Morgan county lines. It is the only

Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser (2,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser, often referred to simply as the Virginia Argus, was a weekly newspaper published between July 1850 and August

John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch (879 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch (31 October 1824 – 13 September 1892) was a businessman, Confederate officer during the American Civil War and local politician

Danske Dandridge (1,185 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Danske Dandridge (November 19, 1854 – June 3, 1914) was a Danish-born American poet, historian, and garden writer. Along with her contemporaries, Waitman

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops (843 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops is a historic industrial district in Martinsburg, West Virginia. It is significant both for its railroading

Battle of Harpers Ferry (4,728 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

39°19′22″N 77°43′49″W / 39.3228°N 77.7302°W / 39.3228; -77.7302 The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland

Mason Mathews (1,761 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mason Mathews (December 15, 1803 – September 16, 1878) was an American merchant and politician in the U.S. State of Virginia (present-day West Virginia)

James M. Burns (Medal of Honor) (255 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

James Madison Burns (August 9, 1845 – October 30, 1910) was a Union Army soldier and officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor

Wind Lea (92 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wind Lea was built in 1815 by Edward McCarty and his sons and is the oldest building in Keyser. The structure played an important role during the Civil

Elmwood (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) (218 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Elmwood is a Federal style house near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Located on land claimed in 1732 by Edward Lucas II, it was built in 1797 by his son

John N. Eckes (328 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John N. Eckes (1844 – 1912) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg

Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike (366 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike is a segment of a historic turnpike and hiking trail located at Burnsville, Braxton County, West Virginia. It is a 10

Morgan's Grove (502 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Morgan's Grove is a rural historic district near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The area is noted for its abundant springs. Several historic houses and

George G. Moore (150 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

George G. Moore (July 2, 1844 – November 26, 1925) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry

Robert Johnston (American politician) (196 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Robert Johnston (October 14, 1818 – November 6, 1885) was a politician serving in the Congress of the Confederate States of America during the American

Heyward Shepherd monument (3,217 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Heyward Shepherd monument is a monument in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, dedicated in 1931. It commemorates Heyward Shepherd (1825 – October 17, 1859)

Nancy Hart Douglas (1,312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

For the American rebel heroine, see Nancy Hart. Nancy Hart Douglas (1846–c. 1902 [1913(?)]) was a scout, guide, and spy for the Confederacy during the

Claysville Church (199 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Claysville Church is located at the intersection of the Northwestern Turnpike (now US 50) and WV 93 in Claysville, West Virginia, United States. Claysville

Power Plant and Dam No. 5 (Potomac River) (523 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Power Plant and Dam No. 5, also known as Honeywood Dam, comprises a dam on the Potomac River, originally built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and a

J. R. Clifford (1,702 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

J.R. Clifford (September 13, 1848 – October 6, 1933) was West Virginia's first African-American attorney. Clifford was also a newspaper publisher, editor

Camp Bartow Historic District (1,070 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Camp Bartow Historic District — centered on the historic inn called "Traveller's Repose" (1845, rebuilt 1869) and the site of the Battle of Greenbrier

Boydville (356 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Boydville is a late Georgian style mansion in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The house is near the center of the associated Boydville Historic District in

Homer A. Holt (justice) (274 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Homer Aloncious Holt (born April 27, 1831, Parkersburg, then in Virginia; died January 7, 1898, Lewisburg, West Virginia) was a West Virginia lawyer and

The Greenbrier (4,517 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Greenbrier is a luxury resort located in the Allegheny Mountains near White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, in the United States

Strider Farm (203 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Strider Farm was intimately involved in events concerning the American Civil War near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Located on a small hill just south

Alfred Beckley (1,593 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alfred Beckley (May 26, 1802 – May 26, 1888) was the founder of Beckley, West Virginia, and a brigadier general in the Virginia militia during the American

Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion (595 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion is a historic Greek Revival structure in Blue Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States. The Pavilion is the only

John Wesley Methodist Church (221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Wesley Methodist Church, also known as First Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church on E. Foster Street in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County

David Hunter Strother (2,832 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

David Hunter Strother (September 26, 1816 – March 8, 1888) was an American journalist, artist, brevet Brigadier General, innkeeper, politician and diplomat

Joseph Snider (215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joseph Snider (February 14, 1827 – January 9, 1909) was a member of the 1861 Wheeling Conventions, which declared West Virginia a new state as part of

Henry M. Mathews (3,982 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Henry Mason Mathews (March 29, 1834 – April 28, 1884) was an American military officer, lawyer, and politician in the U.S. State of West Virginia. Mathews

Alexander C. Jones (376 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alexander Caldwell Jones was an American lawyer, journalist, diplomat, and Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was born in

Anna Jarvis House (137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anna Jarvis House is a historic home located at Webster in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1854, and is a frame I-house. It

Maidstone-on-the-Potomac (367 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Maidstone-on-the-Potomac is a historic house and farm near Falling Waters, West Virginia. Located on the Potomac River immediately opposite Williamsport

John Wesley Methodist Church (221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Wesley Methodist Church, also known as First Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church on E. Foster Street in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County

Little Brick Church (Cedar Grove, West Virginia) (210 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Little Brick Church, also known as Virginia's Chapel and William Tompkins Church, is a historic church that sits along US Route 60 in Cedar Grove,

James Boggs (general) (777 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

James Boggs (April 8, 1796 – January 28, 1862) was a brigadier general in the Virginia militia, who served along with the Confederate States Army in northwestern

Romney Literary Society (4,556 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Literary Hall Romney Classical Institute The Romney Literary Society (also known as the Literary Society of Romney) existed from January 30, 1819, to February

Thomas Anderson (Medal of Honor) (1,352 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Thomas A. Anderson (July 12, 1841 – September 8, 1912) was a United States soldier and native of Pennsylvania who fought with the Union Army as a corporal

Fort Boreman (181 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fort Boreman is a historic archaeological site encompassing a Civil War fortification located near Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built

St. Mark's Episcopal Church (St. Albans, West Virginia) (193 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, also known as Bangor Parish, is a historic Episcopal church at 405-407 B Street in St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia

Supreme Court Library Building (207 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Supreme Court Library Building, now known as Greenbrier County Library and Museum, is a historic library building located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County

Altona (West Virginia) (803 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Altona, near Charles Town, West Virginia, is a historic farm with an extensive set of subsidiary buildings. The original Federal style plantation house

Ambrose Chapel (218 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ambrose Chapel is a historic Methodist chapel located at Stotlers Crossroads, Morgan County, West Virginia. The land was deeded for a free meeting house

Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg (237 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Confederate Cemetery at Lewisburg (also known as Confederate Burial Grounds) is a historic cemetery located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (8,110 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, in the lower Shenandoah Valley. The town's population was 269 at the 2020 United States

Mill Island (Moorefield, West Virginia) (169 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Mill Island, also known as the Seymour Family House, is a historic home located near Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The original brick cottage

Wilmon W. Blackmar (2,068 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wilmon Whilldin Blackmar (July 25, 1841 – July 16, 1905) was a United States military officer who fought with the Union Army as a member of the 15th Pennsylvania

Gordon Battelle (minister) (827 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Gordon Battelle (November 14, 1814 – August 7, 1862) was a Methodist minister, educator, abolitionist, chaplain and one of the founders of the state of

Sloan–Parker House (4,512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Sloan–Parker House, also known as the Stone House, Parker Family Residence, or Richard Sloan House, is a late-18th-century stone residence near Junction

Romney Classical Institute (4,129 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Romney Classical Institute was a 19th-century coeducational collegiate preparatory school in Romney, Virginia (present-day West Virginia), between 1846

Halfway House (Ansted, West Virginia) (163 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Halfway House, also known as the Tyree Tavern, is a historic inn and tavern located at Ansted, Fayette County, West Virginia. It is a two-story, log and

Bunker Hill Historic District (338 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Bunker Hill Historic District is the center of the town of Bunker Hill, West Virginia. Today located on the road called US 11, the town was developed

Burning Springs Complex (154 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Burning Springs Complex, also known as the Rathbone and Karns Wells, is a national historic district located at Burning Springs, Wirt County, West Virginia

Thornsbury Bailey Brown (1,781 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thornsbury Bailey Brown (May 15, 1829 – May 22, 1861) of Taylor County, Virginia (now West Virginia) is generally considered the first Union soldier killed

Edwin Maxwell (attorney general) (3,147 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Edwin Maxwell (July 16, 1825 – February 5, 1903) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Maxwell served as Attorney

White House Farm (Jefferson County, West Virginia) (574 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

White House Farm, also known as White House Tavern and the Dr. John McCormick House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is located in

The Willows (Moorefield, West Virginia) (181 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

"The Willows", also known as Randolph House, is a historic home located near Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. It was built in three sections in

Glen Ferris Inn (228 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Glen Ferris Inn, also known as Stockton's Inn, Stockton's Tavern, and Hawkins's Hotel, is a historic hotel located on the bank of the Kanawha River overlooking

Milton W. Humphreys (1,054 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Milton W. Humphreys (September 15, 1844 – November 20, 1928) was an American Confederate sergeant during the American Civil War of 1861-1865 and an early

John McLure (steamer captain) (535 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Captain John McLure (January 22, 1816 – November 5, 1893) was an American steamship captain, boatbuilder, and businessman. McLure was born in Zelienople

Mary Jane Green (692 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mary Jane Green was a Confederate spy and bushwhacker. Arrested multiple times for acts like smuggling intelligence and sabotaging telegraph wires, she

Tuckwiller Tavern (186 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tuckwiller Tavern, also known as Valley View Stock Farm, Inc. and Wilson Farm, is a historic tavern located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Butcher Hill Historic District (161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Butcher Hill Historic District is a national historic district located near Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses one contributing building

Bolivar Heights Battlefield (1,843 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

39°19′41″N 77°45′29″W / 39.32806°N 77.75806°W / 39.32806; -77.75806 The Bolivar Heights Battlefield in Jefferson County, West Virginia, partly in the

Wappocomo (Romney, West Virginia) (5,239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Wappocomo is a late 18th-century Georgian mansion and farm overlooking the South Branch Potomac River north of Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia

Thayer Melvin (4,689 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thayer Melvin (November 15, 1835 – November 9, 1906) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Melvin served as

George A. Porterfield (3,448 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

George Alexander Porterfield (November 24, 1822 – February 27, 1919) was a junior officer of United States forces in the Mexican–American War, colonel

Deitz Farm (275 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Deitz Farm, also known as General Robert E. Lee Headquarters, is a national historic district located near Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Lewis Ruffner (2,548 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lewis Ruffner (October 1, 1797 – November 19, 1883) was an American merchant, magistrate, slaveowner and politician who helped found the state of West

Hopkins Mountain Historic District (229 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hopkins Mountain Historic District is a national historic district located in the Monongahela National Forest near Alvon, Greenbrier County, West Virginia

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (12,857 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states

William B. Ebbert (2,737 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Baltzell Ebbert (February 28, 1846 – February 27, 1927) was an officer and adjutant in the Union Army (1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers)

James Dillon Armstrong (3,347 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

James Dillon Armstrong (September 23, 1821 – September 4, 1893) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served in the Virginia Senate from 1855

Battle of Droop Mountain order of battle (609 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Droop Mountain on November 6, 1863, near Hillsboro, West Virginia, in the American Civil War. Hillsboro, spelled "Hillsborough" on some maps from that

Joseph Neville (1,572 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ohio County and Monongelia County in Virginia (became West Virginia in the American Civil War) The legislature accepted the corrected report in 1784