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Two women on the porch of the Waldomore house in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

97. Waldomore, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
012782
Title:
Waldomore, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1860-1870
Description:
Two women on the porch of the Waldomore house in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Wood frame houses line the Main Street in Grafton W. Va. during the 1860s.

98. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006064
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1860-1870
Description:
Wood frame houses line the Main Street in Grafton W. Va. during the 1860s.
Artist may have been attempting to sketch Thomas J. Jackson, Professor at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia in 1860.

99. Sketch of Unidentified Man

IDNO:
001123
Title:
Sketch of Unidentified Man
Date:
1860/10
Description:
Artist may have been attempting to sketch Thomas J. Jackson, Professor at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia in 1860.
Soon after the Civil War, John Storer contributed $10,000 towards establishing a college in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. This institution of higher learning was the first college below the Mason- Dixon Line to accept students "without distinction of race or color". The school bears the name of it's principle benefactor, Storer College.

100. Engraving of John Storer of Sanford, Maine

IDNO:
030092
Title:
Engraving of John Storer of Sanford, Maine
Date:
1860~
Description:
Soon after the Civil War, John Storer contributed $10,000 towards establishing a college in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. This institution of higher learning was the first college below the Mason- Dixon Line to accept students "without distinction of race or color". The school bears the name of it's principle benefactor, Storer College.
From a contemporary sketch made by a soldier artist of the 2nd West Virginia Infantry, encamped there. See Stutler, Boyd.

101. Camp and Fortification on Cheat Mountain Summit, occupied by Federal toops in the Fall and Winter of 1861.

IDNO:
000825
Title:
Camp and Fortification on Cheat Mountain Summit, occupied by Federal toops in the Fall and Winter of 1861.
Date:
1861
Description:
From a contemporary sketch made by a soldier artist of the 2nd West Virginia Infantry, encamped there. See Stutler, Boyd.
A drawing of the courthouse in Beverly soon after the Battle of Rich Mountain by an eyewitness to the battle. The courthouse was used by both Confederates and Federal forces during the war.

102. Courthouse, Beverly, Randolph County, Va (W. Va.)

IDNO:
014231
Title:
Courthouse, Beverly, Randolph County, Va (W. Va.)
Date:
1861
Description:
A drawing of the courthouse in Beverly soon after the Battle of Rich Mountain by an eyewitness to the battle. The courthouse was used by both Confederates and Federal forces during the war.
Volunteers assemble for Union service at the corner of High and Walnut Street, opposite of the Court House in Morgantown, West Virginia.

103. Call to Arms: Volunteers for Union Army Assemble at Carrico Corner on High and Walnut Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009060
Title:
Call to Arms: Volunteers for Union Army Assemble at Carrico Corner on High and Walnut Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1861
Description:
Volunteers assemble for Union service at the corner of High and Walnut Street, opposite of the Court House in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Men are lined up on Carrico Corner due to the 'Call to Arms' for the Civil War.

104. Call to Arms: Volunteers for Union Army Assemble on High Street, Morgantown, Va. (later W. Va.)

IDNO:
009078
Title:
Call to Arms: Volunteers for Union Army Assemble on High Street, Morgantown, Va. (later W. Va.)
Date:
1861
Description:
Men are lined up on Carrico Corner due to the 'Call to Arms' for the Civil War.
Three men are standing outside the Wheeling Custom House, Federal Building, in Wheeling, West Virginia.

105. Wheeling Custom House, Federal Building, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
008888
Title:
Wheeling Custom House, Federal Building, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1861
Description:
Three men are standing outside the Wheeling Custom House, Federal Building, in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Men line up to volunteer across from the Court House, at Carrico Corner - High and Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

106. Call to Arms: Volunteers for Union Army Assemble on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
000852
Title:
Call to Arms: Volunteers for Union Army Assemble on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1861
Description:
Men line up to volunteer across from the Court House, at Carrico Corner - High and Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
'From a sketch made on the hills of the Ohio side of the river. The oval, which appears in the foreground of the island, represents the Northwestern Virginia Fair Association and was known as Camp Carlile during the war.'

107. Bird's Eye View of Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
009037
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1861
Description:
'From a sketch made on the hills of the Ohio side of the river. The oval, which appears in the foreground of the island, represents the Northwestern Virginia Fair Association and was known as Camp Carlile during the war.'

108. Call to Arms: Volunteers for Union Army Assemble on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009110
Title:
Call to Arms: Volunteers for Union Army Assemble on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1861
'Original owned by Miss. Louisa Miller, L. B. 243 Blairsville, Pa.; the property of her father Rev. Noble Garcia Miller, D. D. at Allegheny College, 1861; died in Blairsville in 1918. Miss Miller believes this picture was taken in 1861.'

109. Francis Pierpont

IDNO:
029855
Title:
Francis Pierpont
Date:
1861
Description:
'Original owned by Miss. Louisa Miller, L. B. 243 Blairsville, Pa.; the property of her father Rev. Noble Garcia Miller, D. D. at Allegheny College, 1861; died in Blairsville in 1918. Miss Miller believes this picture was taken in 1861.'
Union Gunboats, such as the one in this photograph, patrolled the Ohio River during the Civil War.

110. Union Navy Gunboat on Ohio River

IDNO:
033256
Title:
Union Navy Gunboat on Ohio River
Date:
1861
Description:
Union Gunboats, such as the one in this photograph, patrolled the Ohio River during the Civil War.
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.

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

IDNO:
039083
Title:
Soldiers of 22nd New York Militia, Union Army, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
1861
Description:
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.
Portrait of Stonewall Jackson as well as a depiction of him being mortally wounded made from an ambrotype from Matthew Brady.

112. Jackson, General Thomas J. 'Stonewall'

IDNO:
001128
Title:
Jackson, General Thomas J. 'Stonewall'
Date:
1861-1865
Description:
Portrait of Stonewall Jackson as well as a depiction of him being mortally wounded made from an ambrotype from Matthew Brady.
Portrait of Stonewall Jackson from an Ambrotype by Brady. Also shown is a depiction of Stonewall Jackson being mortally wounded.

113. Jackson, General Thomas J. 'Stonewall'

IDNO:
001126
Title:
Jackson, General Thomas J. 'Stonewall'
Date:
1861-1865
Description:
Portrait of Stonewall Jackson from an Ambrotype by Brady. Also shown is a depiction of Stonewall Jackson being mortally wounded.
Now known as Independence Hall, delegates gathered here for the Second Wheeling Convention in the summer of 1861 and formed the Restored Government of Virginia. Subsequently a proposal was passed to create a new state. The caption reads, "Custom House at Wheeling, now the Seat of the New Government of Virginia". This sketch was published in Frank Leslile's Illustrated.

114. Custom House, Wheeling, Virginia (West Virginia)

IDNO:
037932
Title:
Custom House, Wheeling, Virginia (West Virginia)
Date:
1861/ Summer
Description:
Now known as Independence Hall, delegates gathered here for the Second Wheeling Convention in the summer of 1861 and formed the Restored Government of Virginia. Subsequently a proposal was passed to create a new state. The caption reads, "Custom House at Wheeling, now the Seat of the New Government of Virginia". This sketch was published in Frank Leslile's Illustrated.
Burning of the U.S. Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry on the night of April 18, 1861. From a sketch in Leslies Weekly. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'

115. Burning of the U. S. Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry

IDNO:
001276
Title:
Burning of the U. S. Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry
Date:
1861/04/18
Description:
Burning of the U.S. Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry on the night of April 18, 1861. From a sketch in Leslies Weekly. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
'Constitutional Convention of Virginia assembled in the Custom-House, Ohio County'.

116. Constitutional Convention of Virginia, Wheeling, Va.

IDNO:
009000
Title:
Constitutional Convention of Virginia, Wheeling, Va.
Date:
1861/06
Description:
'Constitutional Convention of Virginia assembled in the Custom-House, Ohio County'.
Blowing up the highway-railroad bridge at Harpers Ferry in the early morning of June 14, 1861 when Confederate Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnston and his Army evacuated the town. The bridge was completely destroyed - a fate it was to suffer by fire and flood nine times during the civil war. From a sketch in Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'

117. Destruction of the Harpers Ferry Highway - Railroad Bridge, Jefferson County, Va. (W. Va.)

IDNO:
001264
Title:
Destruction of the Harpers Ferry Highway - Railroad Bridge, Jefferson County, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
1861/06/14
Description:
Blowing up the highway-railroad bridge at Harpers Ferry in the early morning of June 14, 1861 when Confederate Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnston and his Army evacuated the town. The bridge was completely destroyed - a fate it was to suffer by fire and flood nine times during the civil war. From a sketch in Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
Drawn by an eyewitness to the Battle of Rich Mountain. Several Confederate Prisoners of War were held in the school and camp.

118. School House and Camp at Beverly, Randolph County, Va. (W. Va.)

IDNO:
014230
Title:
School House and Camp at Beverly, Randolph County, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
1861/07
Description:
Drawn by an eyewitness to the Battle of Rich Mountain. Several Confederate Prisoners of War were held in the school and camp.
Civil War ad reading: 1,010 Brave Men Wanted! I am authorized by Governor Pierpont to raide a Reigment of men to consist of TEN COMPANIES of 101 men each, including officers. When two companies are formed they will be mustered into service and a camp will be established at or near Morgantown, where they will be armed, equipped and drilled until the Regiment is full and ordered into service. July 29, 1861 James Evans.

119. Civil War Recruiting Broadside

IDNO:
000800
Title:
Civil War Recruiting Broadside
Date:
1861/07/29
Description:
Civil War ad reading: 1,010 Brave Men Wanted! I am authorized by Governor Pierpont to raide a Reigment of men to consist of TEN COMPANIES of 101 men each, including officers. When two companies are formed they will be mustered into service and a camp will be established at or near Morgantown, where they will be armed, equipped and drilled until the Regiment is full and ordered into service. July 29, 1861 James Evans.
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.

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

IDNO:
039186
Title:
Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont and Illinois Troops, Wheeling, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
1861/08/12
Description:
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.