Item 32. Letter -- Lt. W.M. McKinney, Company I, 15th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, Camp Cheat Mountain, Beverly, to cousin A.E. telling of his travels since joining the Union army at Covington. Was in camp at Indianapolis, then Camp Tippicanoe, Lafayette; Camp Reynolds, Indianapolis; Camp Clay, Cincinnati; then Marietta, Parkersburg, Clarksburg, and Buckhannon, enroute to Rich Mountain, McClellan's headquarters. Although not a participant in the battle, McKinney graphically describes the aftermath of the battle at Rich Mountain, with dead lying everywhere. He also talks about ambushes by Rebels and the surrounding area, 1861

Item 32. Letter -- Lt. W.M. McKinney, Company I, 15th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, Camp Cheat Mountain, Beverly, to cousin A.E. telling of his travels since joining the Union army at Covington. Was in camp at Indianapolis, then Camp Tippicanoe, Lafayette; Camp Reynolds, Indianapolis; Camp Clay, Cincinnati; then Marietta, Parkersburg, Clarksburg, and Buckhannon, enroute to Rich Mountain, McClellan's headquarters. Although not a participant in the battle, McKinney graphically describes the aftermath of the battle at Rich Mountain, with dead lying everywhere. He also talks about ambushes by Rebels and the surrounding area, 1861, Box: 1, Folder: 3. Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material, A&M 0858. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/135801 Accessed November 25, 2024.