Photograph postcard of Corricks Ford on the Cheat River where Union forces commanded by General Thomas Morris, defeated Confederate troops under General Robert Garnett, July 13,1861. Garnett was killed in the fight, the first general officer to die in action in the Civil War.

Corricks Ford Battlefield and Seneca Trail on Cheat River, Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.

Identifier:: 039130
Collection Number:: A&M 1561
Title:: Corricks Ford Battlefield and Seneca Trail on Cheat River, Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1934
Description:: Photograph postcard of Corricks Ford on the Cheat River where Union forces commanded by General Thomas Morris, defeated Confederate troops under General Robert Garnett, July 13,1861. Garnett was killed in the fight, the first general officer to die in action in the Civil War.
Subjects:: West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865., Carrick's Ford, Battle of, W. Va., 1861., Civil War.
Personal Names:: Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861., Morris, Thomas A. (Thomas Armstrong), 1811-1904.
Geographic:: Cheat River (W. Va. and Pa.)
Acquisition Method:: Acquired
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView