Union Army Private Archibald H. Rowand Jr., in Confederate Uniform
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
Private Archibald H. Rowand, Jr. of Company K, 1st West Virginia Cavalry. He became senior scout attached to the staff of Union General Phil Sheridan, and was awarded the Medal of Honor. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
W. Va. flag borne by the 13th Infantry - one of the last preserved of the Civil War Flags when furled and cased more than fifty years ago. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Portrait of Colonel Henry Capehart of Wheeling (later Brevet Major General), who commanded the WV Cavalry Brigade at Cedar Creek where his troopers struck terror in the ranks of the Johnny Rebs. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Sketched portrait of James E. Hall, Co. H., 31st VA Infantry, who saw the Civil War begin and end. From picture made in the mid-1880s. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Whaley, Major Kellion V. of Ceredo, Wayne County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of Major Kellion V. Whaley who commanded a recruit camp of 9th West Virginia Infantry at Guyandotte; captured when the camp was broken up by Confederate cavalry raiders. Congressman for Virginia and West Virginia, 1861-1867. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
Lander, Brigadier General Frederick W., Union Army
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of Brig. General Frederick W. Lander, who served with distinction in many western (West) Virginia campaigns and others including the Romney Expedition, refusing to surrender Hancock, Md. to Stonewall Jackson and personally leading a successful charge at Bloomery Gap. He died two weeks after the battle in March 2, 1862. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Portrait of Captain Joseph M. Brown, CSA, of Charleston and Madison. He made the last payment to Confederate troops while with Jefferson Davis and party in flight to the South. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Portrait of Issac H. Duval, Wellsburg, Brigadier General and Brevet Major General. He filibustered in Cuba with Lopez before the Civil War. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Honorable George W. Summers of Charleston. He tried to make peace. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Portrait of Colonel John C. Paxton, 2nd WV Cavalry. He lost the skirmish at Tuckwiller's Hill and was retired to private life. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Portrait of Colonel Turner Ashby, Knights of the Shenondoah, who led the Confederate troops in the first battle of Bolirer Heights. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Confederate Colonel George S. Patton of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of Colonel George S. Patton, Charleston lawyer, who commanded an infantry brigade at the Battle of Droop Mountain. he is the grandfather of World War II United States Army General George S. Patton. West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
