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Battle of Rich Mountain scene. Black and White Version. From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers. Johnson Fry and Co. Publishers, New York.

1. Battle of Rich Mountain

IDNO:: 000805
Title:: Battle of Rich Mountain
Date:: 1863
Description:: Battle of Rich Mountain scene. Black and White Version. From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers. Johnson Fry and Co. Publishers, New York.

Battle of Rich Mountain scene. Color version. From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers. Johnson Fry and Co. Publishers, New York.

2. Battle of Rich Mountain

IDNO:: 000806
Title:: Battle of Rich Mountain
Date:: 1863
Description:: Battle of Rich Mountain scene. Color version. From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers. Johnson Fry and Co. Publishers, New York.

Battle of Rich Mountain. From the originial painting by Alonzo Chappel.

3. Battle of Rich Mountain

IDNO:: 000807
Title:: Battle of Rich Mountain
Date:: 1863
Description:: Battle of Rich Mountain. From the originial painting by Alonzo Chappel.

Sketch of soldiers engaged in battle at Rich Mountain.

4. Battle of Rich Mountain

IDNO:: 000860
Title:: Battle of Rich Mountain
Date:: 1863
Description:: Sketch of soldiers engaged in battle at Rich Mountain.

5. Barn at Site of Battle of Rich Mountain Pass, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014467
Title:: Barn at Site of Battle of Rich Mountain Pass, Randolph County, W. Va.

'45 W 20; Tue. July 15, 1884, 11:30.'

6. Battleground at the Top of Rich Mountain from Union Side Looking North

IDNO:: 028107
Title:: Battleground at the Top of Rich Mountain from Union Side Looking North
Date:: 1884/07/15
Description:: '45 W 20; Tue. July 15, 1884, 11:30.'

Gen. no. 44, neg. by D, No. 25. Date 1884, July 15. Tuesday, 11:30 A.M. B.M.CUS 121 Exp. 3.9

7. Battleground Top of Rich Mountain from Confederate Side Looking South

IDNO:: 028179
Title:: Battleground Top of Rich Mountain from Confederate Side Looking South
Date:: 1884/07/15
Description:: Gen. no. 44, neg. by D, No. 25. Date 1884, July 15. Tuesday, 11:30 A.M. B.M.CUS 121 Exp. 3.9

'43 D(24); Pegram's line of entrenchments. View taken from hillside S. of road. July 15, 1884, Tue. 9:25 am'

8. Foot of Rich Mountain

IDNO:: 028223
Title:: Foot of Rich Mountain
Date:: 1884/07/15
Description:: '43 D(24); Pegram's line of entrenchments. View taken from hillside S. of road. July 15, 1884, Tue. 9:25 am'

'No. 47 D(26); Tuesday, July 15, 11:55 am'

9. Pike on Top of Rich Mountain Looking Southeast

IDNO:: 028225
Title:: Pike on Top of Rich Mountain Looking Southeast
Date:: 1884/07/15
Description:: 'No. 47 D(26); Tuesday, July 15, 11:55 am'

'No. 41 W(18); Mon. July 14, 7 pm'

10. McClellan's Headquarters Before Rich Mountain

IDNO:: 028239
Title:: McClellan's Headquarters Before Rich Mountain
Date:: 1884/07/14
Description:: 'No. 41 W(18); Mon. July 14, 7 pm'

A picture of a farm with a fence lining a dirt road and a carriage in the foreground. '40.D.23; July 14, 1884, Monday 6:25 pm; sunshine.'

11. Rich Mountain Gap and Roaring Creek

IDNO:: 028424
Title:: Rich Mountain Gap and Roaring Creek
Date:: 1884/07/14
Description:: A picture of a farm with a fence lining a dirt road and a carriage in the foreground. '40.D.23; July 14, 1884, Monday 6:25 pm; sunshine.'

40. D. 23. July 14, 1884. Monday 6:25 p.m. Sunshine.

12. Rich Mountain Gap and Roaring Creek

IDNO:: 028442
Title:: Rich Mountain Gap and Roaring Creek
Date:: 1884/07/14
Description:: 40. D. 23. July 14, 1884. Monday 6:25 p.m. Sunshine.

No. 42 W. (19) Tuesday, July 15, 1884. The Battle of Rich Mountain, located in Randolph County was fought July 11, 1861.

13. Confederate Colonel John Pegram's Entrenchments at Foot of Rich Mountain

IDNO:: 028443
Title:: Confederate Colonel John Pegram's Entrenchments at Foot of Rich Mountain
Date:: 1884/07/15
Description:: No. 42 W. (19) Tuesday, July 15, 1884. The Battle of Rich Mountain, located in Randolph County was fought July 11, 1861.

46 W (21) Tuesday, July 15, 1884.

14. Rich Mountain Gap Looking Northeast Down the Valley

IDNO:: 028444
Title:: Rich Mountain Gap Looking Northeast Down the Valley
Date:: 1884/07/15
Description:: 46 W (21) Tuesday, July 15, 1884.

"Settled about 1753 by Robert Files and David Tygart. Files' family was massacred near by. Site of Westfall's Fort, 1774. In Mt. Iser Cemetery are the Union trenches and graves of Confederate soldiers killed in Battle of Rich Mountain."

15. Beverly Historic Marker, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 030869
Title:: Beverly Historic Marker, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:: 1952
Description:: "Settled about 1753 by Robert Files and David Tygart. Files' family was massacred near by. Site of Westfall's Fort, 1774. In Mt. Iser Cemetery are the Union trenches and graves of Confederate soldiers killed in Battle of Rich Mountain."

"Rich Mountain--At Rich Mountain 5 miles west, July 11, 1861. Federal forces defeated Confederate troops whose trenches may still be seen. Military reputations of Gen. Geo. B. McClellan and of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans were established by this victory."

16. Rich Mountain Historic Marker at Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 030879
Title:: Rich Mountain Historic Marker at Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:: 1952
Description:: "Rich Mountain--At Rich Mountain 5 miles west, July 11, 1861. Federal forces defeated Confederate troops whose trenches may still be seen. Military reputations of Gen. Geo. B. McClellan and of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans were established by this victory."