Civil War battles - Corrick's Ford.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
E. Luther Cole, Research Papers regarding the Civil War in West Virginia
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0078
Overview
Notes and maps related to the Civil War in West Virginia compiled by Luther E. Cole, probably in the 1930s. Handwritten notes with revisions appear to be the basis for an unfinished military history of the Civil War in West Virginia from 1861 to 1863. They chiefly describe campaigns and troop movements in the state, particularly the Battle of Rich Mountain, the Battle of Corrick's Ford, and the Jones-Imboden Raid. Also includes four battle maps with troop positions and geographical...
Dates:
undated
Fabricius A. Cather, Soldier, Civil War Diaries
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3633
Overview
Civil War diaries authored by First Lieutenant (later Major) Fabricius A. Cather from Flemington, Taylor County, West Virginia, records his experiences in the military and political conflicts of the Civil War. The six diaries, and a transcribed copy of the original 1864 and 1865 diaries, contain entries for the years 1860 to 1865 regarding western Virginia's grassroots efforts to secede from the Confederacy and establish a new state, and of the first battles and skirmishes such as Rich...
Dates:
1860-ca. 1960; Majority of material found within 1860-1865
Richard Beto, Collector, Records regarding the Civil War in West Virginia
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3044
Overview
This collection contains documents and other material regarding the Civil War, including a diary, letters, reports, clippings, a muster roll, and other material. The majority of items in the collection regard the Civil War in West Virginia. Items within the collection are facsimiles and photocopies. Highlights of the collection include: the diary of Alex McGraw, who served with the West Virginia First Light Artillery; a letter from Captain Robert Coles of Virginia Fortieth Infantry, Wise...
Dates:
1861-1875 and undated; Majority of material found within 1861-1863