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Drawing of soldiers and wagon trains crossing the Potomac in this sketch by A. Lumley.

1. Trains Crossing the Potomac

IDNO:
006263
Title:
Trains Crossing the Potomac
Description:
Drawing of soldiers and wagon trains crossing the Potomac in this sketch by A. Lumley.
The Thirteenth Massachusetts and Twelfth Indiana Regiments crossing the Potomac sketched by Thomas Nast.

2. Thirteenth Massachusetts and Twelfth Regiments Crossing the Potomac

IDNO:
006265
Title:
Thirteenth Massachusetts and Twelfth Regiments Crossing the Potomac
Description:
The Thirteenth Massachusetts and Twelfth Indiana Regiments crossing the Potomac sketched by Thomas Nast.
Depicting a battle between Confederate Cavalry and Union Infantry.

3. Civil War Mural in Greenbrier Cottage, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
008728
Title:
Civil War Mural in Greenbrier Cottage, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Description:
Depicting a battle between Confederate Cavalry and Union Infantry.
A mural at the Greenbrier Cottages in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia depicting a Civil War battle.

4. Civil War Mural in Greenbrier Cottage, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
008730
Title:
Civil War Mural in Greenbrier Cottage, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Description:
A mural at the Greenbrier Cottages in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia depicting a Civil War battle.
House with trees in front and American flag hanging.

5. Headquarters of General Jackson

IDNO:
022714
Title:
Headquarters of General Jackson
Description:
House with trees in front and American flag hanging.
Wellsburg?

6. Civil War Military Unit

IDNO:
031377
Title:
Civil War Military Unit
Description:
Wellsburg?
'Mortar used in Civil War in siege of such [cities] as Vicksburg.'

7. Civil War Mortar

IDNO:
033164
Title:
Civil War Mortar
Description:
'Mortar used in Civil War in siege of such [cities] as Vicksburg.'
'Library of Congress Negative Number: LC-USZ6Z-17575'

8. Skirmishing, New River

IDNO:
033604
Title:
Skirmishing, New River
Date:
1862
Description:
'Library of Congress Negative Number: LC-USZ6Z-17575'
'Library of Congress Negative Number: LC-USZ6Z-20525'

9. Steamboats Conveying Troops and Munitions of War for the Federal Forces on the Great Kanawha, Bell Air, OH.

IDNO:
033613
Title:
Steamboats Conveying Troops and Munitions of War for the Federal Forces on the Great Kanawha, Bell Air, OH.
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
'Library of Congress Negative Number: LC-USZ6Z-20525'
James F. Ellis enlisted in the army in August, 1862. He fought in several Civil War battles including Union General Phil Sheridan's 1864 Valley Campaign and was wounded three times during his service. Ellis was captured by Confederate forces during the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864 and imprisoned at Salisbury, North Carolina. Ellis died in Salisbury Prison, February 13, 1865.

10. Union Army Corporal James F. Ellis of Weston, Lewis County, W. Va., Company B, 15th West Virginia Infantry

IDNO:
038503
Title:
Union Army Corporal James F. Ellis of Weston, Lewis County, W. Va., Company B, 15th West Virginia Infantry
Date:
ca.1864
Description:
James F. Ellis enlisted in the army in August, 1862. He fought in several Civil War battles including Union General Phil Sheridan's 1864 Valley Campaign and was wounded three times during his service. Ellis was captured by Confederate forces during the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864 and imprisoned at Salisbury, North Carolina. Ellis died in Salisbury Prison, February 13, 1865.
A photograph of a sketch of the Commander of 7th West Virginia Regiment, Army of the Potomac. Lockwood took command during the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862 to the Battle of Spotsylvania, May, 1864, where he was wounded.

11. Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan H. Lockwood, Seventh West Virginia Infantry

IDNO:
039050
Title:
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan H. Lockwood, Seventh West Virginia Infantry
Date:
1864
Description:
A photograph of a sketch of the Commander of 7th West Virginia Regiment, Army of the Potomac. Lockwood took command during the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862 to the Battle of Spotsylvania, May, 1864, where he was wounded.
This photograph shows Baldwin later in life as a "scholarly patriarch". He assumed command of the regiment following Jonathan Lockwood's resignation.

12. Lieutenant Colonel Francis W. H. Baldwin, Commander of the Seventh West Virginia Infantry During the Appomattox Campaign

IDNO:
039051
Title:
Lieutenant Colonel Francis W. H. Baldwin, Commander of the Seventh West Virginia Infantry During the Appomattox Campaign
Description:
This photograph shows Baldwin later in life as a "scholarly patriarch". He assumed command of the regiment following Jonathan Lockwood's resignation.
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.
A carte de visite image of Union General George B. McClellan and his staff, left to right: Captain Clark, General McClellan striking a napoleonic pose, Captain Van Vliet and Major Barry. Information printed on the bottom of image: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862, by M.B. Brady, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Columbia."

14. General George McClellan and Staff

IDNO:
039058
Title:
General George McClellan and Staff
Date:
1862
Description:
A carte de visite image of Union General George B. McClellan and his staff, left to right: Captain Clark, General McClellan striking a napoleonic pose, Captain Van Vliet and Major Barry. Information printed on the bottom of image: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862, by M.B. Brady, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Columbia."
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.

15. 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

16. 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
Fremont was given command of the Mountain Department in Western Virginia in early 1862. He resign his post in the Fall of 1862.

17. Union General John Fremont

IDNO:
039089
Title:
Union General John Fremont
Date:
ca.1861
Description:
Fremont was given command of the Mountain Department in Western Virginia in early 1862. He resign his post in the Fall of 1862.
Sigel commanded the Federal forces in the Shenandoah Valley during the Spring of 1864, with many West Virginia units under him. After his defeat at New Market, Virginia, Sigel was reassigned to the Department of West Virginia, protecting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

18. Union General Franz Sigel

IDNO:
039090
Title:
Union General Franz Sigel
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
Sigel commanded the Federal forces in the Shenandoah Valley during the Spring of 1864, with many West Virginia units under him. After his defeat at New Market, Virginia, Sigel was reassigned to the Department of West Virginia, protecting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Milroy commanded the Cheat Mountain District in 1861, losing his first battle at Camp Allegheny. He surprised Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of McDowell in early May of 1862, inflicting heavy casualties.

19. Union General Robert H. Milroy

IDNO:
039091
Title:
Union General Robert H. Milroy
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
Milroy commanded the Cheat Mountain District in 1861, losing his first battle at Camp Allegheny. He surprised Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of McDowell in early May of 1862, inflicting heavy casualties.
Rosecrans was responsible for several Union victories including the Battle of Rich Mountain during the Summer of 1861 in Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia).

20. Union General William S. Rosecrans

IDNO:
039092
Title:
Union General William S. Rosecrans
Date:
ca.1862
Description:
Rosecrans was responsible for several Union victories including the Battle of Rich Mountain during the Summer of 1861 in Randolph County, Virginia (West Virginia).
Inscription at the bottom of the image, "Yours ... John Hinebough". The 6th West Virginia Cavalry served in the mountains and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia during the war.

21. Union Army Second Lieutenant John Hinebaugh, Company D, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, from Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039093
Title:
Union Army Second Lieutenant John Hinebaugh, Company D, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, from Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1862
Description:
Inscription at the bottom of the image, "Yours ... John Hinebough". The 6th West Virginia Cavalry served in the mountains and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia during the war.
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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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.
Pierpoint was originally from Morgantown, Virginia (later West Virginia. He was employed in Indiana at the start of the Civil War and enlisted in a Indiana regiment. His parents, also loyal to the Union, were still living in Morgantown. This cased image is probably an ambrotype.

26. Union Corporal Jacob Pierpoint, 19th Indiana Vol. Regiment

IDNO:
039207
Title:
Union Corporal Jacob Pierpoint, 19th Indiana Vol. Regiment
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
Pierpoint was originally from Morgantown, Virginia (later West Virginia. He was employed in Indiana at the start of the Civil War and enlisted in a Indiana regiment. His parents, also loyal to the Union, were still living in Morgantown. This cased image is probably an ambrotype.
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.

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.