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A colored, wood craving illustration of Clarksburg, Va. (later West Virginia) and Union General William Rosecrans' headquarters during the first months of the Civil War. The Federal objective was to hold railroad lines and turnpike thruways. The Confederate aims were to take them back.

29953. Clarksburg, Harrison County, Western Virginia, Headquarters of General Rosecrans

29954. Judge Daniel H. Polsley

Commanded Confederate Troops at Philippi, W. Va.

29955. Colonel George A. Porterfield, C. S. A., Charles Town, W. Va.

29956. Melville Davisson Post

29957. Daniel Poe, Upshur County, W. Va.

'President and General Manager of the Pietro Paving and Constructing Company. This work was done in the year 1915 for the city of Williamson, W. Va. About 12 miles of paved street.'

29958. Thoney Pietro

29959. Melville Davisson Post

29960. Melville Davisson Post

'The Fight between Adam (Andrew?) Poe and Big Foot took place on the Ohio River in the Area of present Brooke County, W. Va.'

29961. Adam Poe and Big Foot

'Pictures of "Aunt Beck" and her daughters Susan and "Little Hat." Until 1861 these were slaves of my Great Uncle Hiram Haymond, Esq.; Signed: Margaret Morrow; Aug. 24th/59'Photographed by H.B. Hull, Fairmont, West Virginia.Research has shown that Rebecca 'Aunt Beck' and her daughters, Susan and Harriet, who was also known as Hattie and "Little Hat," had the last name of Wilson.

29962. Susan [Jones] Wilson, Slave of Hiram Haymond

'Pictures of "Aunt Beck" and her daughters Susan and "Little Hat." Until 1861 these were slaves of my Great Uncle Hiram Haymond, Esq.; Signed: Margaret Morrow; Aug. 24th/59'Research has shown that Rebecca "Aunt Beck" and her daughters, Susan and Harriet, who was also known as Hattie and "Little Hat," had the last name of Wilson.

29963. Rebecca, Aunt Beck [Jones] Wilson, Slave of Hiram Haymond

'Pictures of "Aunt Beck" and her daughters Susan and "Little Hat." Until 1861 these were slaves of my Great Uncle Hiram Haymond, Esq.; Signed: Margaret Morrow; Aug. 24th/59'Contains a revenue stamp on the back of the image.Union Gallery, H.B. Hull, Photographer, Fairmont, W. Va.Research has shown that Rebecca 'Aunt Beck' and her daughters, Susan and Harriet, who was also known as Hattie and "Little Hat," had the last name of Wilson.  When Harriet married, her name became Harriet Wilson Whitley.  As a child she was called Hattie and as an adult she became known as "Aunt Hat."

29964. Harriet, Hattie, Little Hat [Jones] Wilson Whitley, Slave of Hiram Haymond of Marion County