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A group portrait of an adjutant of the regiment, front and center, with a young drummer boy on his left and flanked by several first sergeants during the Civil War. None of the subjects are identified.

39085. Adjutant, First Sergeants and Drummer Boy of 22nd New York State Militia, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)

IDNO:
039085
Title:
Adjutant, First Sergeants and Drummer Boy of 22nd New York State Militia, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
A group portrait of an adjutant of the regiment, front and center, with a young drummer boy on his left and flanked by several first sergeants during the Civil War. None of the subjects are identified.
This 305 foot long iron bridge over the Monongahela River in Marion County was built in 1852 at the astronomical price of 1/2 million dollars and was, at that time, the longest iron bridge in the country. Confederate General "Grumble" Jones targeted this bridge during his infamous 1863 raid. After two failed attempts to blow the bridge, he succeeded on the third try.

39086. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge at Fairmont, Va. (later W. Va.) Destroyed During Civil War

IDNO:
039086
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge at Fairmont, Va. (later W. Va.) Destroyed During Civil War
Date:
ca.1855
Description:
This 305 foot long iron bridge over the Monongahela River in Marion County was built in 1852 at the astronomical price of 1/2 million dollars and was, at that time, the longest iron bridge in the country. Confederate General "Grumble" Jones targeted this bridge during his infamous 1863 raid. After two failed attempts to blow the bridge, he succeeded on the third try.
A stage coach stopped at a ford in the river for the horses to drink and the passengers pose for a photograph.

39087. Merry Coaching Party at Ford on Greenbrier River, W. Va.

IDNO:
039087
Title:
Merry Coaching Party at Ford on Greenbrier River, W. Va.
Date:
1903/07/09
Description:
A stage coach stopped at a ford in the river for the horses to drink and the passengers pose for a photograph.
Group portrait of eight men and one boy at the telegraph office in Charleston. Identified left to right: Day, Rose, Selbe, Scholl, Williams, Crider, Williamson, Ragsdale, and O'Brien in the window, far right.

39088. Western Union Telegraph Company, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039088
Title:
Western Union Telegraph Company, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1895/01
Description:
Group portrait of eight men and one boy at the telegraph office in Charleston. Identified left to right: Day, Rose, Selbe, Scholl, Williams, Crider, Williamson, Ragsdale, and O'Brien in the window, far right.
Fremont was given command of the Mountain Department in Western Virginia in early 1862. He resign his post in the Fall of 1862.

39089. 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.

39090. 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.

39091. 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).

39092. 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.

39093. 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.
Warden Brown is first on the left. Others, staff members at the state prison, are not identified.

39094. Staff and Warden Martin Luther Brown of Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039094
Title:
Staff and Warden Martin Luther Brown of Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Warden Brown is first on the left. Others, staff members at the state prison, are not identified.
Inmates work clearing a field, while two men, probably staff at the state prison, watch from a buggy. None of the subjects are identified.

39095. Guards and Inmates of Moundsville Penitentiary at Work in Fields, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039095
Title:
Guards and Inmates of Moundsville Penitentiary at Work in Fields, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Inmates work clearing a field, while two men, probably staff at the state prison, watch from a buggy. None of the subjects are identified.
Group portrait of several unidentified inmates standing on a brick paved street on the state prison grounds. Two men standing at each end, wearing suits, are probably staff. None of the subjects are identified.

39096. Inmates and Staff at Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039096
Title:
Inmates and Staff at Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1912
Description:
Group portrait of several unidentified inmates standing on a brick paved street on the state prison grounds. Two men standing at each end, wearing suits, are probably staff. None of the subjects are identified.