A&M 3250, Photographs. Civil War. Stutler Collection
Title:
Parkersburg During the Civil War
Date:
undated
Description:
Sketch of Parkersburg during Civil War. Gateway to the interior by water and rail, it was a busy military forwarding center during the war. Terminal of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, branch of the Baltimore and Ohio from Grafton, river port, and headquarters of the U.S. Navy tin-clad patrol boats it was a key point in the western defense. The long, low building along the river was the railroad freight station. See Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Subjects:
Civil War--Stutler Collection.
Geographic:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865., Parkersburg (W. Va.)--Pictorial works.
