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"George Baker, Vet- cac 7th WV- Union."

1. George Baker

Devil's Den, Gettysburg, PA.Left to right:Back row: Dr. Myron Reppard, George Baker (served in Civil War), Pearl Reppard.Front Row: George Reppard, Ede Long, Ried Pierpoint

2. George Baker at Devil's Den, Gettysburg, Pa.

The church was established in 1854 and served as a Civil War barracks, hospital, courtroom and place for worship of all denominations.

3. Huntersville Presbyterian Church, Huntersville, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1858. During the Civil War, the church was used several times as a shelter by Union Army troops.

4. Baxter Presbyterian Church, Dunmore, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

The church was established in March of 1861. During a service in April, Fort Sumter was fired upon and the church was given little opportunity to hold services as neighbors and families were divided during the Civil War.

5. Summersville Baptist Church, Summesrville, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1818 after years of mass ceremonies, baptisms, and other sacraments were administered in people's homes. During the Civil War, both the Union and Confederate soldiers used the original building for a fort and base hospital before Union soldiers completely destroyed it.

6. St. John's Catholic Church, Summersville, Nicholas County, W. Va.

The church was established some time between 1803 and 1810. During the Civil War, church members were openly divided as "northern" members would hold service inside the church while "southern" members would stand outside or vice-versa.

7. Bethel Methodist Church, Poe, Nicholas County, W. Va.

Charlton is a Civil War veteran who fought on the side of the Confederacy. He was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va. in 1864. He later went on to become the first school teacher in Madam's Creek, a town near Hinton, W. Va.Charlton first married Nancy Parker. Together, Parker and Charlton had a daughter, Mary Jane Charlton. Mary Jane would later marry Silas Hinton.

8. Joseph Jones Charlton of Madams Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

Portrait of John Conrad Ball's brother and Joseph Pemberton Ball's uncle. Thomas was born February 7, 1840 and died July 31, 1905. He was enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1862.

9. Thomas Ball Esquire of Madams Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

Pyramids of cannon balls sit on either side of the rustic cannon.

10. Civil War Cannon in Courthouse Park, Hinton, W. Va.

Johnson stands in front of the monument located right outside the courthouse.

11. Vera Lilly Johnson at Confederate Monument, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men pose beside the newly acquired Civil War cannon. This ancient piece of artillery is claimed to weight 16,500 pounds and was used by the southern states. The cannon was transported from the state of Florida, specifically. Former Congressman Littlepage donated the item to the city.

12. Summers County Courthouse, Hinton, W. Va.

Claimed to weight 16,500 pounds, this cannon is an ancient piece of artillery donated by former Congressman Littlepage. The cannon was used during the Civil War in the southern states and was brought to Hinton from the state of Florida.

13. Cannon at Courthouse Square, Hinton, W. Va.

Close up of the monument, which reads, "This monument erected in honor of American valor as displayed by the Confederate soldiers from 1861 to 1865, and to perpetuate to remotest ages the patriotism and fidelity to principles of the heroes who fought and died for a lost cause."

14. Confederate Monument, Hinton, W. Va.

Illustration of soldiers leading cattle which will serve as food for the army.

15. Beef for the Army

A Union Army cook watches two pots cooking over a fire.

16. A Union Army Cook

17. Noncommissioned Officers, Company D, 93rd New York Infantry, at Mess

18. Commissary Department of the 50th New York Engineers in Front of Petersburg, Virginia

Headquarters of future United States presidents, McKinley and Hays when they served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

19. Davis Cottage, Beckley, W. Va.

Printed on the front of the postcard, "And twill live in song and story though its folds are in the dust". In 1907, 600 school children formed the Confederate flag in Richmond, Va. during a reunion of Confederate veterans and the unveiling of the J.E.B. Stuart and Jefferson Davis Monuments.

20. Human Confederate Flag; Richmond, Va.

Frederick, a resident of Wheeling, Virginia when the war broke out, enlisted in the southern army. His unit was attached to the 27th Regiment in Harpers Ferry under Colonel Thomas J, Jackson (later Lt General Jackson). The 27th was part of what became known as the "Stonewall" Brigade. The photograph was taken at a Confederate Veterans Reunion in Alabama. The small boy is not identified.

21. Confederate Veterans Captain J. E. Spooner and Adjutant Julius C. Frederick, Montgomery, Ala.

Postcard photograph, probably taken early in the Civil War of a Union encampment.

22. War Time Tenting On West Camp Hill, Facing Bolivar and Bolivar Heights, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Approximately 46,000 Union prisoners were held here including hundreds of West Virginians. All suffered and thousands died from disease, exposure, starvation and dehydration. During an August 1864 heavy thunderstorm, a spring appeared on the surface near the line of stockade, relieving the agonizing thirst of prisoners. The spring was named "Providence Spring".

23. Providence Spring, Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Ga.

Andersonville was a Confederate military prison, notorious for the cruel treatment of Union prisoners. Over 200 West Virginia soldiers died here and are buried in this cemetery.

24. Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga.

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 . . ."

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

Printed on the back of this postcard, "The flag was made up of children from the schools of Richmond, the occasion being the unveiling of a monument to [Confederate] President Jefferson Davis". There is also correspondence and a postmark dated October 28, 1912.

26. Human Confederate Flag and General R. E. Lee Monument, Richmond, Va.

Once a renowned inn and stage coach stop an the Staunton-Parkersburg  Turnpike. Owned and operated by Andrew Yeager before the Civil War, the inn laid between the two armies in the fall of 1861 and became a casualty of war. The front of the structure in the photograph was rebuilt by Yeager after the war.

27. Historic Travelers Repose, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

Confederate defenses established by General Henry Jackson, straddled the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. The position was defended in an artillery fight on October, 1861, known as "The Battle of Greenbrier River"

28. Part of Confederate Fortification at Camp Bartow , Pocahontas County, W. Va.

Postcard photograph of Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters. Most of the building is obscured by trees. See back of the original image for correspondence.

29. Stonewall Jackson Headquarters, Winchester, Va.

A colored wood craving illustration of Parkersburg on the Little Kanawha River in Wood County, Va. (later West Virginia). Several Federal troops from states west of the Ohio River were deployed here during the Civil War to hold vital railroad lines and turnpikes of which Parkersburg was the terminus.

30. Landing Of Federal Troops at Parkersburg, Western Virginia

A wood craving illustration published in "The New York Illustrated News", with the caption: "Governor Pierrpont (sic) in front of the Custom-House, Wheeling, Virginia., welcoming the Illinois troops to the soil of Virginia." Pierpont was the governor of the Restored Government of Virginia, loyal to the Union during the Civil War.

31. Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont and Illinois Troops, Wheeling, Va. (W. Va.)

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.

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

This 305 foot long iron bridge over the Monongahela River in Marion County was built in 1852 at the astronomical price of 1/2 million dollars and was, at that time, the longest iron bridge in the country. Confederate General "Grumble" Jones targeted this bridge during his infamous 1863 raid. After two failed attempts to blow the bridge, he succeeded on the third try.

33. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge at Fairmont, Va. (later W. Va.) Destroyed During Civil War

Two unidentified soldiers of the 22nd New York State Militia, Union Army, in full uniform and armed, standing in front of a caisson. Note the caisson carries a spare wheel.

34. Soldiers of 22nd New York Militia, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)

Two unidentified Union soldiers in uniform, full pack and armed on Camp Hill above Harpers Ferry during the Federal forces occupation of the area early in the Civil War. Note the huge bayonets attached to their rifles.

35. Soldiers of 22nd New York Militia, Union Army, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)

American flags followed into several battles, including Gettysburg and Petersburg, by the 12th West Virginia Regiment during the Civil War. Each flag has 35 stars, the 35th star is for the new state of West Virginia.

36. Two Battle Scarred Flags of Twelfth West Virginia Regiment

Looking north from Kirkwood, Ohio. The site of the Union Army military camp during the Civil War was just north on the island, at the end of the covered bridge to the left.

37. Wheeling Island, Ohio County, W. Va.

Tree under which Union Army Quartermaster William McKinley (later President of the United States) and General McClellan camped during the Battle Summer of 1861 in Western (West) Virginia.

38. Chestnut Tree Under Which McKinley and McClellan Camped, Buckhannon, W. Va

The Battle of Cedar Creek was fought here on October 19, 1864. Confederate forces under General Jubal Early were throw back and crushed by the Union Army after General Phil Sheridan rallied his troops in a counter attack. The Rebels were never able to mount another threat in the Valley.

39. Cedar Creek, Near Strasburg, Shenandoah Valley, Va.

Close-up look at the damage to the house at Locust Hill, inflicted during a  battle between the armies of Confederate General Jubal Early and Federal General Philip Sheridan, 1864/08/21

40. Civil War Wounds on Back of House at Locust Hill, Jefferson County, W. VA.

Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's gravesite at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery in Lexington, Virginia.

41. Stonewall Jackson Gravesite, Lexington, Va.

"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."

42. Water Fall on the Road between Tompkin's Farm and Gauley Bridge, W. Va.

"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."

43. Civil War Camp Anderson - View from Hawk's Nest towards the West

"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."

44. Civil War Camp Anderson - View from Hawk's Nest towards the East

"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."

45. Civil War Camp Anderson - Picket on the New River

"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."

46. Civil War Camp Anderson - Picket on Lover's Leap Road to the Log House

"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."

47. Civil War Camp Anderson - Pickets on the Road from Camp Anderson to Tompkin's Farm

"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by J. Nep. Roesler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Sketched from nature and drawn on stone by J. Nep. Roesler Corpl. Of Color Guard Comp. G 47th Regt. O.V.-U.S.A. Printed by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., Cincinnati."

48. Civil War Camp Anderson - Advance in the Woods