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'Morgans Raiders are bound for Wheeling.' Excitement in the McClure House due to news of war. In the group, right, leaning against the stair rail is Hon. Wlm E. Stevenson, of Parkersburg, President of the 1863 senate and later governor; wearing a white hat is Leroy Kramer, Capt. Kramer Guards and 1864 Speaker of the House; James C. McGrew, Preston Co., later a Congressman, reads newspaper, Archibald W. Campbell, editor of the Wheeling Intelligencer with hands clasped behind his back. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'

1249. Drawing of Men in the Lobby of the McClure House in Wheeling to Hear News of the War

IDNO:
001258
Title:
Drawing of Men in the Lobby of the McClure House in Wheeling to Hear News of the War
Date:
1863
Description:
'Morgans Raiders are bound for Wheeling.' Excitement in the McClure House due to news of war. In the group, right, leaning against the stair rail is Hon. Wlm E. Stevenson, of Parkersburg, President of the 1863 senate and later governor; wearing a white hat is Leroy Kramer, Capt. Kramer Guards and 1864 Speaker of the House; James C. McGrew, Preston Co., later a Congressman, reads newspaper, Archibald W. Campbell, editor of the Wheeling Intelligencer with hands clasped behind his back. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
Portrait of Nancy Hart, who rode with Perry Conleys Moccasin Raiders. From the ambrotype taken at Summersville, only known photo of the lady guerilla. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610, Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War,' and Charles Shetler's 'West Virginia Civil War Literature,' entry 220, file 50.

1250. Hart, Nancy

IDNO:
001259
Title:
Hart, Nancy
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of Nancy Hart, who rode with Perry Conleys Moccasin Raiders. From the ambrotype taken at Summersville, only known photo of the lady guerilla. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610, Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War,' and Charles Shetler's 'West Virginia Civil War Literature,' entry 220, file 50.
Portrait of Private William McKinley, Jr. of Company E. 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. From a photo of the 18 year old Poland, Ohio lad which was probably taken at Camp Chase, Ohio before he left for the West Virginia front. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'

1251. McKinley, Private William Jr.

IDNO:
001260
Title:
McKinley, Private William Jr.
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of Private William McKinley, Jr. of Company E. 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. From a photo of the 18 year old Poland, Ohio lad which was probably taken at Camp Chase, Ohio before he left for the West Virginia front. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
Portrait of Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden, who led a raiding force through West Virginia for 37 days. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'

1252. Imboden, Brig. Gen. John D.

IDNO:
001261
Title:
Imboden, Brig. Gen. John D.
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden, who led a raiding force through West Virginia for 37 days. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
Sketch of a military execution. Before the war ended there were many such scenes enacted in the meadow that is now Charlestons West Side. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'

1253. Military Execution

IDNO:
001262
Title:
Military Execution
Date:
undated
Description:
Sketch of a military execution. Before the war ended there were many such scenes enacted in the meadow that is now Charlestons West Side. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
Sketch of Parkersburg during Civil War. Gateway to the interior by water and rail, it was a busy military forwarding center during the war. Terminal of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, branch of the Baltimore and Ohio from Grafton, river port, and headquarters of the U.S. Navy tin-clad patrol boats it was a key point in the western defense. The long, low building along the river was the railroad freight station. See Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'

1254. Parkersburg During the Civil War

IDNO:
001263
Title:
Parkersburg During the Civil War
Date:
undated
Description:
Sketch of Parkersburg during Civil War. Gateway to the interior by water and rail, it was a busy military forwarding center during the war. Terminal of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, branch of the Baltimore and Ohio from Grafton, river port, and headquarters of the U.S. Navy tin-clad patrol boats it was a key point in the western defense. The long, low building along the river was the railroad freight station. See Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
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.'

1255. 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.'
A section of the National Military Cemetery at Grafton. The tall shaft at the extreme right marks the grave of Bailey Brown, 2nd West Virginia Infantry, the first man killed by an enrolled Confederate soldier in the Civil War. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'

1256. U.S. National Cemetery, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
001265
Title:
U.S. National Cemetery, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A section of the National Military Cemetery at Grafton. The tall shaft at the extreme right marks the grave of Bailey Brown, 2nd West Virginia Infantry, the first man killed by an enrolled Confederate soldier in the Civil War. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Junction of the Anthony's Creek Road and the James River and Kanawha Turnpike 'now route 60' where Averell's force met Patton's brigade in a head on collision. This was the scene of the fiercest fighting; the road in the center was filled with the dead and wounded. Photo taken about 1912 is from Mac Corkle's 'White Sulphur Springs. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'

1257. Junction Where Battle Between Averell and Patton Took Place

IDNO:
001266
Title:
Junction Where Battle Between Averell and Patton Took Place
Date:
1912
Description:
Junction of the Anthony's Creek Road and the James River and Kanawha Turnpike 'now route 60' where Averell's force met Patton's brigade in a head on collision. This was the scene of the fiercest fighting; the road in the center was filled with the dead and wounded. Photo taken about 1912 is from Mac Corkle's 'White Sulphur Springs. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
The 7th West Virginia Infantry, USV, calls a truce with the 12th Virginia Cavalry, CSA. Bob Goodwin, left, Yankee doughboy, and Ed Gaskins, Confederate horse soldier, leaders of the Morgantown Muzzle Loaders Club, take time out while on a field trip. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'

1258. Morgantown Muzzle Loaders Club Members Bob Goodwin and Ed Gaskins

IDNO:
001267
Title:
Morgantown Muzzle Loaders Club Members Bob Goodwin and Ed Gaskins
Date:
undated
Description:
The 7th West Virginia Infantry, USV, calls a truce with the 12th Virginia Cavalry, CSA. Bob Goodwin, left, Yankee doughboy, and Ed Gaskins, Confederate horse soldier, leaders of the Morgantown Muzzle Loaders Club, take time out while on a field trip. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
Portrait of Brig. Gen. William E. Jones who led the most successful confederate raid in West Virginia in 1863. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'

1259. Jones, Brig. Gen. William E.

IDNO:
001268
Title:
Jones, Brig. Gen. William E.
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of Brig. Gen. William E. Jones who led the most successful confederate raid in West Virginia in 1863. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
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.'

1260. Soldier Newspapers Published in West Virginia during the Civil War

IDNO:
001269
Title:
Soldier Newspapers Published in West Virginia during the Civil War
Date:
undated
Description:
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.'