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Once a renowned inn and stage coach stop an the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. Owned and operated by Andrew Yeager before the Civil War, the inn laid between the two armies in the fall of 1861 and became a casualty of war. The front of the structure in the photograph was rebuilt by Yeager after the war.

121. Historic Travelers Repose, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039763
Title:
Historic Travelers Repose, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Once a renowned inn and stage coach stop an the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. Owned and operated by Andrew Yeager before the Civil War, the inn laid between the two armies in the fall of 1861 and became a casualty of war. The front of the structure in the photograph was rebuilt by Yeager after the war.
Printed on the back of this postcard, "The flag was made up of children from the schools of Richmond, the occasion being the unveiling of a monument to [Confederate] President Jefferson Davis". There is also correspondence and a postmark dated October 28, 1912.

122. Human Confederate Flag and General R. E. Lee Monument, Richmond, Va.

IDNO:
040035
Title:
Human Confederate Flag and General R. E. Lee Monument, Richmond, Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
Printed on the back of this postcard, "The flag was made up of children from the schools of Richmond, the occasion being the unveiling of a monument to [Confederate] President Jefferson Davis". There is also correspondence and a postmark dated October 28, 1912.
Holt delivers a speech at the dedication ceremony for the marker documenting the Civil War battle at Corricks Ford. Inscription on the marker: "Engagement between Federal troops under Gen. T. A Morris and Confederate troops under Gen. R. S. Garnett, one mile south, July 13, 1861. Garnett, mortally wounded in this action, was the first general to fall during this war . . ."

123. West Virginia Governor Homer Holt Addresses Crowd at Tucker County Courthouse Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
040156
Title:
West Virginia Governor Homer Holt Addresses Crowd at Tucker County Courthouse Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
1938/05/30
Description:
Holt delivers a speech at the dedication ceremony for the marker documenting the Civil War battle at Corricks Ford. Inscription on the marker: "Engagement between Federal troops under Gen. T. A Morris and Confederate troops under Gen. R. S. Garnett, one mile south, July 13, 1861. Garnett, mortally wounded in this action, was the first general to fall during this war . . ."
Andersonville was a Confederate military prison, notorious for the cruel treatment of Union prisoners. Over 200 West Virginia soldiers died here and are buried in this cemetery.

124. Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga.

IDNO:
040157
Title:
Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga.
Date:
ca. 1935
Description:
Andersonville was a Confederate military prison, notorious for the cruel treatment of Union prisoners. Over 200 West Virginia soldiers died here and are buried in this cemetery.
Approximately 46,000 Union prisoners were held here including hundreds of West Virginians. All suffered and thousands died from disease, exposure, starvation and dehydration. During an August 1864 heavy thunderstorm, a spring appeared on the surface near the line of stockade, relieving the agonizing thirst of prisoners. The spring was named "Providence Spring".

125. Providence Spring, Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Ga.

IDNO:
040158
Title:
Providence Spring, Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Ga.
Date:
1937
Description:
Approximately 46,000 Union prisoners were held here including hundreds of West Virginians. All suffered and thousands died from disease, exposure, starvation and dehydration. During an August 1864 heavy thunderstorm, a spring appeared on the surface near the line of stockade, relieving the agonizing thirst of prisoners. The spring was named "Providence Spring".
Postcard photograph, probably taken early in the Civil War of a Union encampment.

126. War Time Tenting On West Camp Hill, Facing Bolivar and Bolivar Heights, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040702
Title:
War Time Tenting On West Camp Hill, Facing Bolivar and Bolivar Heights, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Description:
Postcard photograph, probably taken early in the Civil War of a Union encampment.
Frederick, a resident of Wheeling, Virginia when the war broke out, enlisted in the southern army. His unit was attached to the 27th Regiment in Harpers Ferry under Colonel Thomas J, Jackson (later Lt General Jackson). The 27th was part of what became known as the "Stonewall" Brigade. The photograph was taken at a Confederate Veterans Reunion in Alabama. The small boy is not identified.

127. Confederate Veterans Captain J. E. Spooner and Adjutant Julius C. Frederick, Montgomery, Ala.

IDNO:
040844
Title:
Confederate Veterans Captain J. E. Spooner and Adjutant Julius C. Frederick, Montgomery, Ala.
Date:
1931/06/02-05
Description:
Frederick, a resident of Wheeling, Virginia when the war broke out, enlisted in the southern army. His unit was attached to the 27th Regiment in Harpers Ferry under Colonel Thomas J, Jackson (later Lt General Jackson). The 27th was part of what became known as the "Stonewall" Brigade. The photograph was taken at a Confederate Veterans Reunion in Alabama. The small boy is not identified.
Printed on the front of the postcard, "And twill live in song and story though its folds are in the dust". In 1907, 600 school children formed the Confederate flag in Richmond, Va. during a reunion of Confederate veterans and the unveiling of the J.E.B. Stuart and Jefferson Davis Monuments.

128. Human Confederate Flag; Richmond, Va.

IDNO:
041056
Title:
Human Confederate Flag; Richmond, Va.
Date:
ca. 1916-1917
Description:
Printed on the front of the postcard, "And twill live in song and story though its folds are in the dust". In 1907, 600 school children formed the Confederate flag in Richmond, Va. during a reunion of Confederate veterans and the unveiling of the J.E.B. Stuart and Jefferson Davis Monuments.
Headquarters of future United States presidents, McKinley and Hays when they served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

129. Davis Cottage, Beckley, W. Va.

IDNO:
041076
Title:
Davis Cottage, Beckley, W. Va.
Description:
Headquarters of future United States presidents, McKinley and Hays when they served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

130. Commissary Department of the 50th New York Engineers in Front of Petersburg, Virginia

IDNO:
041299
Title:
Commissary Department of the 50th New York Engineers in Front of Petersburg, Virginia

131. Noncommissioned Officers, Company D, 93rd New York Infantry, at Mess

IDNO:
041300
Title:
Noncommissioned Officers, Company D, 93rd New York Infantry, at Mess
A Union Army cook watches two pots cooking over a fire.

132. A Union Army Cook

IDNO:
041301
Title:
A Union Army Cook
Description:
A Union Army cook watches two pots cooking over a fire.