Junction Where Battle Between Averell and Patton Took Place
Identifier:
001266
Collection Number:
A&M 3250, Photographs. Civil War. Stutler Collection
Title:
Junction Where Battle Between Averell and Patton Took Place
Date:
1912
Description:
Junction of the Anthony's Creek Road and the James River and Kanawha Turnpike 'now route 60' where Averell's force met Patton's brigade in a head on collision. This was the scene of the fiercest fighting; the road in the center was filled with the dead and wounded. Photo taken about 1912 is from Mac Corkle's 'White Sulphur Springs. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
Subjects:
Civil War--Stutler Collection.
Personal Names:
Patton, George Smith, 1833-1864., Averell, William Woods, 1832-1900.
