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Commander of the 12th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, Army of the Potomac. Curtis was brevetted Brigadier General in recognition of his part in the attack on Fort Gregg of the Petersburg siege line, April 2, 1965.

13. Colonel William B. Curtis, Twelfth West Virginia Regiment

IDNO:
039053
Title:
Colonel William B. Curtis, Twelfth West Virginia Regiment
Description:
Commander of the 12th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, Army of the Potomac. Curtis was brevetted Brigadier General in recognition of his part in the attack on Fort Gregg of the Petersburg siege line, April 2, 1965.
Snider, from Monongalia County, W. Va. took command of the 7th West Virginia Regiment in August, 1862. He was seriously wounded at Fredericksburg, December, 1862.

14. Colonel Joseph Snider, Seventh West Virginia Infantry

IDNO:
039060
Title:
Colonel Joseph Snider, Seventh West Virginia Infantry
Description:
Snider, from Monongalia County, W. Va. took command of the 7th West Virginia Regiment in August, 1862. He was seriously wounded at Fredericksburg, December, 1862.
Group portrait of mounted Company G. The three officers identified are L to R: Captain James S. Cassady, First Lieutenant James D. Fellers, and Second Lieutenant John E. Swaar. Other soldiers are not identified

15. Company G, Seventh West Virginia Cavalry, Union Army

IDNO:
039077
Title:
Company G, Seventh West Virginia Cavalry, Union Army
Date:
ca. 1863
Description:
Group portrait of mounted Company G. The three officers identified are L to R: Captain James S. Cassady, First Lieutenant James D. Fellers, and Second Lieutenant John E. Swaar. Other soldiers are not identified
McClellan commanded Federal troops in Western Virginia at the outbreak of the Civil War. After an initial victory at Rich Mountain and the Union's embarrassing defeat at Manassas, McClellan was given command of the Union Army of the Potomac.

16. Union General George McClellan

IDNO:
039106
Title:
Union General George McClellan
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
McClellan commanded Federal troops in Western Virginia at the outbreak of the Civil War. After an initial victory at Rich Mountain and the Union's embarrassing defeat at Manassas, McClellan was given command of the Union Army of the Potomac.
Cather fought in several battles in Western (West) Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, at Petersburg and on Lee's Retreat. He served under McClellan in 1861, David Hunter, 1864 and Sheridan, 1864-65. Cather was also under the division command of George Custer, riding with Custer into many battles in 1864-65.

17. Major Fabricius A. Cather, 1st West Virginia Cavalry from Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039109
Title:
Major Fabricius A. Cather, 1st West Virginia Cavalry from Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1864
Description:
Cather fought in several battles in Western (West) Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, at Petersburg and on Lee's Retreat. He served under McClellan in 1861, David Hunter, 1864 and Sheridan, 1864-65. Cather was also under the division command of George Custer, riding with Custer into many battles in 1864-65.
Cather was a Civil War veteran (Major, 1st West Virginia Cavalry), a farmer, surveyor and for a short time Adjutant General of West Virginia. He was married to Helen V. Mallonee.

18. Fabricius A. Cather, Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039110
Title:
Fabricius A. Cather, Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1868
Description:
Cather was a Civil War veteran (Major, 1st West Virginia Cavalry), a farmer, surveyor and for a short time Adjutant General of West Virginia. He was married to Helen V. Mallonee.
Unidentified officers, probably belonging to a West Virginia Regiment.

19. Group Portrait of Union Army Officers During Civil War

IDNO:
039119
Title:
Group Portrait of Union Army Officers During Civil War
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
Unidentified officers, probably belonging to a West Virginia Regiment.
During the Civil War, Goff enlisted in the Confederate Army at age 17, in the 19th Virginia Cavalry and later, Company A, 26th Virginia Cavalry. After the war, he married Rachael Morton.

20. Thomas M. Goff, Webster County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039208
Title:
Thomas M. Goff, Webster County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1869
Description:
During the Civil War, Goff enlisted in the Confederate Army at age 17, in the 19th Virginia Cavalry and later, Company A, 26th Virginia Cavalry. After the war, he married Rachael Morton.
Before the war Davidson was a preacher in Taylor County.

21. Union First Lieutenant John N. Davidson of Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039282
Title:
Union First Lieutenant John N. Davidson of Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1863
Description:
Before the war Davidson was a preacher in Taylor County.
Davidson was a preacher before the war. According to F. A. Cather's diary, AM 3633, Davidson died in April 12, 1864, probably from disease. There is a revenue stamp on the back of the photograph indicating a tax had been paid on the image. This tax was implemented to pay for the war.

22. Union First Lieutenant John N. Davidson of Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039283
Title:
Union First Lieutenant John N. Davidson of Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1863
Description:
Davidson was a preacher before the war. According to F. A. Cather's diary, AM 3633, Davidson died in April 12, 1864, probably from disease. There is a revenue stamp on the back of the photograph indicating a tax had been paid on the image. This tax was implemented to pay for the war.
Postcard photograph of Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters. Most of the building is obscured by trees. See back of the original image for correspondence.

23. Stonewall Jackson Headquarters, Winchester, Va.

IDNO:
039652
Title:
Stonewall Jackson Headquarters, Winchester, Va.
Date:
1912/11/22
Description:
Postcard photograph of Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters. Most of the building is obscured by trees. See back of the original image for correspondence.