Portrait of Brig. Gen. William E. Jones who led the most successful confederate raid in West Virginia in 1863. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
Soldier Newspapers Published in West Virginia during the Civil War
Date:
undated
Description:
At least eighteen soldier newspapers were published in W. Va. during the Civil War. Shown are the headings of eight of them, ranging from Martinsburg to Point Pleasant, and from Clarksburg to Lewisburg. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
The John Brown Bell at Marlborough, Massachusetts, hanging over the street from the top of the second story window of the Grand Army Legion Building. It was 'liberated' by Marlborough men in 1861, but it was thirty years before it reached their home city. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Bronze Replica of Houdon's Statue of General Washington
Date:
undated
Description:
Bronze replica of Houdon's statue of General George Washington at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington. 'Captured' in June, 1864 by General David Hunter, it was removed to Wheeling where it stood until 1866 when it was restored to Virginia by legislative action. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Portrait of Belle Boyd, Confederate spy known as the Siren of the Shenandoah. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
The War Correspondents Monument, a 50 foot high structure which sits in the middle of Crampton Gap, South Mountain, a few miles east of Harpers Ferry. Erected through the efforts of George Alfred Townsend, himself a famous war correspondent in the Civil War, known as 'Gath,' the monumental arch was dedicated on October 16, 1896. Now under the care of the National Park Service, surrounded by Gathland Park, a Maryland recreation center, the arch was re-dedicated on October 16, 1946, to the correspondents of all wars. Marble tablets bear the names of 147 Civil War correspondents and artists, while ranged at the end four bronze tablets tell the action in Crampton Gap, and important phases in the battle of South Mountain. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
The skirmish at Middle Fork Bridge, as seen by Henri Lovie, sketch artist for 'Leslie's Weekly' who accompaned the detachment of the 3rd Ohio Infantry under Captain Lawson. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
The historic old covered bridge at Philippi, completed in 1852, has been in continuous use for 109 years and still serves to carry the heavy traffic on U. S. Highway 250 across the Tygarts Valley River. Veteran of the Civil War, it was the first bridge captured, and was used throughout the war by troops of both armies. It has had its own centennial celebration, and now will be a center of attraction in the observance of the centennial of the first land battle of the Civil War. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Burning of the U. S. Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry
Date:
1861/04/18
Description:
Burning of the U.S. Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry on the night of April 18, 1861. From a sketch in Leslies Weekly. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Monument erected to commemorate the seventh W. Va. Vol. Infantry on the Gettysburg Battlefield. One of four W. Va. Memorials. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
The first two classes of the West Virginia Civil War medal, front and back. For the Honorably Discharged and for those killed in battle, front and back. See West Virginia Collection pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Letters Mailed from W. Va. Bearing the Confederate Postmark
Date:
undated
Description:
Letters mailed from W. Va. Post Offices bearing Confederate postmarks. In the lot are ones from Travellers Repose 'now Bartow', Shepherdstown, Union, Harpers Ferry, Lewisburg, Romney, and Fayetteville. Comes from the Collections of Col. Harvey E. Sheppard, Fort Hood, TX and Geo. N. Malpass, St. Petersburg FL. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
