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Large crowd gathers at the Tucker County Courthouse for the dedication of a marker documenting the events during the Civil War battle in July 1861 where Confederate General Robert Garnett was killed, the first of many officers with the rank of general to die in the war.

1. Dedication of Corricks Ford Battle Marker, Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
040155
Title:
Dedication of Corricks Ford Battle Marker, Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
1938/05/30
Description:
Large crowd gathers at the Tucker County Courthouse for the dedication of a marker documenting the events during the Civil War battle in July 1861 where Confederate General Robert Garnett was killed, the first of many officers with the rank of general to die in the war.
Holt delivers a speech at the dedication ceremony for the marker documenting the Civil War battle at Corricks Ford. Inscription on the marker: "Engagement between Federal troops under Gen. T. A Morris and Confederate troops under Gen. R. S. Garnett, one mile south, July 13, 1861. Garnett, mortally wounded in this action, was the first general to fall during this war . . ."

2. West Virginia Governor Homer Holt Addresses Crowd at Tucker County Courthouse Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
040156
Title:
West Virginia Governor Homer Holt Addresses Crowd at Tucker County Courthouse Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
1938/05/30
Description:
Holt delivers a speech at the dedication ceremony for the marker documenting the Civil War battle at Corricks Ford. Inscription on the marker: "Engagement between Federal troops under Gen. T. A Morris and Confederate troops under Gen. R. S. Garnett, one mile south, July 13, 1861. Garnett, mortally wounded in this action, was the first general to fall during this war . . ."