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Camp Hill at Harpers Ferry was situated above the lower section of the town. During their occupations both Confederate and Union Armies tried in vain to fortify the area.

1. Earthworks on Camp Hill, Guarding the Road to Charles Town, Va. (W. Va.)

2. Martinsburg, Virginia, With a Detachment of the Fifth New York Cavalry in the Foreground

At least eighteen soldier newspapers were published in W. Va. during the Civil War.  Shown are the headings of eight of them, ranging from Martinsburg to Point Pleasant, and from Clarksburg to Lewisburg. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'

3. Soldier Newspapers Published in West Virginia during the Civil War

Fort Lee erected by George Clendenin on a site within Charleston.

4. Drawing of Fort Lee, Charleston, W. Va.

Sketched by E. M. Bott.

5. Union Pickets at Hanging Rock Gap, Near Romney, on the South Branch of the Potomac

Distant view of Camp of the 12th Reg. O.V.I. at Fayetteville, VA. April 1863. Fort Scammon, Battery McMullan, Camp of the 12th Reg. O.V.I. and Fayetteville Courthouse are included. Sketched by Chas. Riedel, Comp H.12 O.V.I. Lithographed by Ehrgolt, Forbriger and Co. Cin. O.

6. Camp of the 12th Reg. O.V.I. at Fayetteville, Va. (later W. Va.), April 1863

Battle flad captured at Philipi, W.Va.  Print from original in Battle Abbey, Richmond, Va.  Information beside flag reads:  In soldierly fellowship here are draped the standards of unknown troops, -a flag of Virginia that probably marked some public building and the banner of an Arkansas regiment saved from surrender and brought to Virginia to pay tribute to the men who fought on The Mississippi.

7. Battle Flag Captured at Philippi, W. Va.

Old American Flag hanging on a wall beside a picture of Abraham Lincoln.The Flag was hand sewn in Shepherdstown within days of West Virginia's creation on June 20, 1863. It is one of only a few 35-star flags in existence. The 35-star flag was in use for only three years, and during most of its lifespan was not recognized by the southern states represented among its stars.<br />

8. 35 Star American Flag

Engraving of Shelby Pindull Barker, a Monongalia Co. soldier in the Civil War.

9. Barker, Shelby Pindall

Sketch of distant view of Camp Reynolds, Virginia (later West Virginia) in Fayette County.

10. Union Army Camp Reynolds, Kanawha Falls, Fayette Co., W. Va.

Union troops passing through the principal streets on their way to Cumberland. Sketched by Thomas Nast.

11. Evacuation of Romney

Sketch of soldiers gathered around a tent.

12. Front of a Sutler's Tent in Western Virginia

Battle flag captured at Philippi, W. Va. Print from original in Battle Abbey, Richmond, W.Va.

13. Battle Flag Captured at Philippi, W. Va.

Sketched by E. M. Bott.

14. Governor Pierpont's Store Room at Wheeling, West Virginia, Containing Stores for the Virginia Regiments

Sketched by Thomas Nast

15. General Kelly's Troops Crossing the Bridge at Romney, Va., on His Retreat to Cumberland.