Civil War Battle of Carrick's Ford, West Virginia, Discovery of the Body of General Garnett, by Major Gordon and Colonel Dumont, after the Battle
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After the confederates had crossed the fourth ford General Garnett again endeavored to rally his men, standing waving his hand on an exposed point near the river bank, by his side only one young man (Chaplet), wearing the uniform of the Georgia Sharpshooters. Three of Dumont's men fired at the same time, and Garnett and his companion fell at the first round. The men rushed across, and on turning the body discovered that the Confederate leader of Western Virginia had paid the penalty; he was shot through the heart. Major Gordon, U.S.A., closed his eyes reverently, and Colonel Dumont, coming up, had him carried into a grove close by, where they laid him down, taking care of his sword and watch, to be sent with his body to his family. From Leslie's Illustrated Weekly; Frank Leslie Illustrated Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War, etc. Publisher Mrs. Frank Leslie, NY. ca, 1896.
Oley, Colonel J. H. & Field & Staff Officers of the 7th W. Va. Cavalry
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Colonel John H. Oley (later Brevet Brigadier General) and field and staff officers of the 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Later the regiment was mounted and became the 8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry; early in 1864 the designation was changed to the 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Officers in picture are: Left to right, seated - first row - Major Edgar B. Blundon, Lt. Thomas H. Burton, Dr. Louis V. Sanford, and Lt. John McCombs. Second row - seated - Chaplain Andrew W.? Gregg, Lt. Colonel John J. Posley, Colonel Oley, Major Hedgeman Slack, Lt. John W. Winfield. Third row - standing - Major William Gramm, Dr. James H. Rouse, Dr. Lucius L. Comstock, Captain Jacob M. Rife, and Lt. D. William Polsley.
Starting in the left corner: Jefferson Davis, General R.E. Lee, Brig. Gen "Stonewall" Jackson, Gen. John B. Floyd, Maj. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, Gen. R.S. Garnett, Com. Maury, Gen. John B. Magruder. All engravings read at the bottom Cha. and Manus, 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
Jackson, Lt. Gen. Thomas J. 'Stonewall' and His Staff
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undated
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Portraits of Civil War officers; Lt. Gen T.J. Jackson and Staff; Clockwise from the top: R.L. Dabney Maj. A.A.G., W. Allan LT. Col. Chf. Ord., A.S. Pendleton Lt. Col. A.A.G., J.G. Morrison Capt. A.D.C., D.B. Bridgeford Maj. P.M., H.K. Douglas Maj., J.P. Smith Cap. A.D.C., Hunter McGuire Maj. and Med. Dir., J. Hotchkiss Capt. Ton. Eng., W.J. Hawks Maj. Chf. C.S. Center Photo of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall).
Lithograph of Confederate Commanders: Hood, A.P. Hill, Davis, Stuart, Jackson, Lee, Longstreet, J.E. Johnston, Beauregard. Copyrighted by the Notman Photo Co. Limited 3 Park St. Boston, Mass. EUC.LAFRICAIN. Letter attached on the back from The Travelers Insurance Company to Roy Bird Cook stating: Dear Mr. Cook: We had so many inquries about our lithograph of Confederate Commanders that we had a number of copies made. We are sending you one herewith. While it is not quite as large as the original, we hope it will serve your purpose. Very truly yours, Colin Simkin, Advertising Assistant.
General Benjamin Franklin Kelley, who settled in Wheeling, W. Va. and was a Union general during the Civil War, is shown mounted on his horse Philippi.
