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Sketched by Thomas Nast

1. General Kelly's Troops Crossing the Bridge at Romney, Va., on His Retreat to Cumberland.

IDNO:
000832
Title:
General Kelly's Troops Crossing the Bridge at Romney, Va., on His Retreat to Cumberland.
Date:
undated
Description:
Sketched by Thomas Nast
'General Benjamin F. Kelley who in command of Union forces defended the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during most of the Civil War.'

2. General Benjamin F. Kelley

IDNO:
029519
Title:
General Benjamin F. Kelley
Description:
'General Benjamin F. Kelley who in command of Union forces defended the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during most of the Civil War.'
"First Land Battle--First land battle between the North and South here, June 3, 1861. Confederates under Col. Porterfield were dislodged by Federal troops from Gen. McClellan's army under Col. Kelley. The old covered bridge here was used by both armies."

3. First Land Battle Historic Marker on U. S. Route 250 at Philippi, W. Va.

IDNO:
030875
Title:
First Land Battle Historic Marker on U. S. Route 250 at Philippi, W. Va.
Date:
1953
Description:
"First Land Battle--First land battle between the North and South here, June 3, 1861. Confederates under Col. Porterfield were dislodged by Federal troops from Gen. McClellan's army under Col. Kelley. The old covered bridge here was used by both armies."

4. General B. F. Kelley

IDNO:
032557
Title:
General B. F. Kelley
General Benjamin Franklin Kelley, who settled in Wheeling, W. Va. and was a Union general during the Civil War, is shown mounted on his horse Philippi.

5. General Benjamin Franklin Kelley

IDNO:
053293
Title:
General Benjamin Franklin Kelley
Date:
undated
Description:
General Benjamin Franklin Kelley, who settled in Wheeling, W. Va. and was a Union general during the Civil War, is shown mounted on his horse Philippi.
Text on the back reads, "General Benjamin Franklin Kelley, here with 1st West Virginia hat. Captured by Confederate raiders on Feb. 21, 1865." Kelley served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

6. General Benjamin Franklin Kelly

IDNO:
053312
Title:
General Benjamin Franklin Kelly
Date:
ca. 1860
Description:
Text on the back reads, "General Benjamin Franklin Kelley, here with 1st West Virginia hat. Captured by Confederate raiders on Feb. 21, 1865." Kelley served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.