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	The Battle of Carnifex Ferry
		The battle of Carnifex Ferry, fought on Tuesday, September 10, 1861, in the opening days of the Civil War, may be said to have had a profound influence upon subsequent political and military history in West(ern) Virginia.
		Together with Hughes and Brock's ferry, it was, for many miles, practically the only crossing along this rugged stream, which in its lower reaches plunges down from 1,558 feet at Hughes ferry to 677 feet at Gauley Bridge.
		Floyd considered the battle a decisive affair, as far as the troops of the Army of the Kanawha were concerned.
	www.wvculture.org /history/civilwar/carnifex01.html (4109 words)

	American Civil War battlefield preservation
		Decisive battle crucial to the outcome of the war
		Limited battle, did not directly affect outcome of the war
		Multiple listings of the same name indicate different battles fought in the same area at different times.
	www.civilwar.org /landpreservation/l_en_Arkansas.htm (76 words)

	American Presidents: Life Portraits
		Warren is an advisor to the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, George Washington's Ferry Farm and is a former editor of the papers of George Washington.
		He understood that keeping the army intact was the most important thing he could do, and he avoided committing the army to a great battle to decide the war.
		When Washington's father dies at Ferry Farm in 1743 (when George was 11), Randal l says he was buried in the family burying ground at Ferry Farm, for example.
	www.americanpresidents.org /chat031599.asp (3690 words)

	West Virginia Tourism Wild & Wonderful (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Relics of the battle are housed in the restored Patterson House, which marked the division of Union and Confederate lines.
		Col. Patton was mortally wounded in the Battle of Winchester.
		During the battle, Union troops took control of the bridge and used it as a barracks.
	www.callwva.com /heritage/civilwarsites.cfm (3116 words)

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		For instance, the battle of Logan's Crossroads (or Mill Springs).
		This was nasty early battle, in which Confederate generalship was inept and Union General George Thomas began to separate himself from Union mediocrities among general officers.
		The map of the battle of Logan's Crossroads itself is useful, because the text accompanying it provides enough detail to make sense of things.
	www.kingsnake.com /books/bookdetail.php?ASIN=0195221311 (586 words)

	Faded Ages, A History. Traditional Life Styles of Appalachia
		Also, it is said that several doctors and their families took refuge in the Weese home during a battle, and stories have been handed down about the disposition of the soldiers, they going door to door demanding food, women for their dances, or anything else they felt they needed.
		The Coal and Iron Railroad, with principal offices at Elkins, was incorporated on December 11, 1899, with the Davis Elkins families and their associates as the principal stockholders.
		Elkins Local #46 was formed as early as the first half of 1922, although the exact date is not clear.
	www.swcp.com /~dhickman/pubs/fadeages.html (23030 words)

	wilson - pafn03 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Elkins was sick and sent home at the same time and never came back to us.
		We had been in line of battle until we had eaten about all the rations we had in our haversacks and in the morning, after marching all night, just before day, we were passing a house when a chicken ran through our ranks and Felix O. Pittman killed it with the butt of his gun.
		We heard the cannons at the battle of Gettysburg and a regiment of prisoners was brought in.
	home.classicnet.net /johnny/wilson/pafn03.htm (16183 words)

	Union - Wisconsin Infantry (Part 1)
		Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863.
		Battles of South Mountain, Md., September 14, and Antietam, Md., September 16-17.
		Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spotsylvania May 8-12; Spotsylvania Court House May 12-21.
	www.civilwararchive.com /Unreghst/unwiinf1.htm (4068 words)

	Civil War Discovery Trail
		Although Confederate General E. Johnson’s troops won the battle against Union forces under the command of General R H. Milroy, the loss of men due to the harsh winter climate and the logistical nightmare of keeping the camp supplied contributed to the decision to abandon it in April 1862.
		The battle was fought on November 6, 1863, between the Union army of General William Averell and the Confederate army of General John Echols.
		During this battle, Union troops took command of the bridge and used it as a barracks.
	www.wvtourism.com /spec.aspx?pgid=67 (1412 words)

	Nevada County Depot and Museum
		Sections of the old entrenchments, now dimly visible and almost forgotten, can still be seen lying along the western edge of the prairie to the north and to the south of Hwy 371.
		As to the volume or effectiveness of either the artillery or the small arms fire, it is difficult to form a judgement.
		A soldier in the Thirty-third Iowa later recalled that "It was a beautiful day, and the singing of birds in the thicket near us contrasted oddly with the occasional booming of the cannon and the continued skirmishing on some part of the line.
	www.depotmuseum.org /articles.heitml?card=heises.2f2dacfb6d032628b9c084c1c4d323c7&article=1 (2961 words)

	The Civil War
		My command was formed in line of battle, with the brigade in column of regiments, in their order of march, and constituting the left center of our whole line, We charged the enemy, breaking his right and center, killing, wounding and capturing many of his men.
		Battles of Charlot, Marias des Cygnes, Mine Creek, Little Osage River October 25.
		Another descripiton of the night battle is given in one of Shelby's reports.
	mcquoidg.tripod.com /frm15.html (5600 words)

	Wilson Wallace War Record
		The Battle of Wilson Creek was fought on August 10, 1861 and is better known as Oak Hills by the southern army.
		During course of the battle, the Fifth Regiment was held in strategic reserve, preventing the enemy from overrunning Confederate artillery positions.
		After the battle of Corinth, the consolidated 11th and 17th infantry regiments were assigned to the garrison at Port Hudson, Louisiana.
	www.reynoldsarchives.com /wallace.war.record_1.htm (1587 words)

	Union - Iowa Cavalry
		Battles of Franklin November 30; Nashville December 15-16.
		Battles of Chariot, Marias Des Cygnes, Mine Creek, Little Osage River October 25.
		Fike's Ferry, Cahawba River, April 7 (Co. "B").
	www.civilwararchive.com /Unreghst/uniacav.htm (3452 words)

	35 Who Made a Difference: Douglas Owsley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He was in Seattle recently to examine some of the more fascinating and controversial remains of our time: those of Kennewick Man, at more than 9,000 years old one of the earliest skeletons ever found in the Americas.
		His job was to piece together the identities of the dead, not from dry, clean bone fragments, but from the human detritus of fire, explosion and unimaginable force.
		Aaron Elkins is the author of 20 crime novels, including a dozen featuring the forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver.
	www.smithsonianmag.si.edu /smithsonian/issues05/nov05/35_owsley.html (844 words)

	World History Blog: Battle at Prairie De Ann
		Battle at Prairie De Ann - Detailed account about this little-known, four-day American Civil War battle.
		It included, besides the fighting on Prairie De Ann, the battles of Okolona, Elkins' Ferry, Poison Spring, Marks' Mills, and Jenkins' Ferry and almost continuous skirmishing over much of the route.
		Prairie De Ann, a circular body of land embracing some twenty-five or thirty square miles, lies in the northern part of Nevada County, a hundred miles southwest of Little Rock.
	world-history-blog.blogspot.com /2005/05/battle-at-prairie-de-ann.html (390 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		Charleston, in the W, has an average January temperature of 1.4° C (34.5° F) and an average July temperature of 23.9° C (75° F); Elkins, in the E, has a mean January temperature of –1.1° C (30° F) and a mean July temperature of 24.1° C (75.3° F).
		Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (parts of which are in Maryland and Virginia) includes the site of the raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown.
		Grave Creek Mound, in Moundsville, is one of the nation’s tallest Indian burial mounds.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/westvirginia.html (3411 words)

	DINA: Arkadelphia, Arkansas: The Civil War in Clark County, Arkansas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		After eight long and bloody hours of savage fighting, the opponents being a brigade against a division, darkness fell and the battle ended.
		He crossed the river there to join Marmaduke and Cabell, informing them that the Federals planned to cross at Elkins' Ferry.
		The Rebels crossed Wolf Creek on the south side of the Little Missouri, skirmished a while, then set up at Elkins' Ferry to await the Federals.
	www.arkadelphia.org /generalinfo/civilwar.html (1156 words)

	Arkansas - The Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Was in the Battle of Oaks Hill in the 5th Regiment of the Arkansas Volunteers.
		Cable Brigade was in the battle of Iuka, Mississippi.
		We were in the battle of Jenkins Ferry in the McNair Brigade.
	www.onlinelittlerock.com /content/historic/civil-war-in-arkansas.htm (1821 words)

	A West Virginia Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Battle of Point Pleasant between Virginia settlers and militia and a confederacy of Shawnee, Delaware, Wyandot, Cayuga, and other Indian tribes led by Cornstalk.
		The Virginians win the battle, concluding the campaign known a Lord Dumnore's War, and extract a treaty from the Indians that forces them to give up much of the disputed land.
		The first land battle of the Civil War is fought at Philippi, according to one accounting.
	members.aol.com /jeff560/wv-hist.html (8479 words)

	West Virginia County Histories
		During the ensuing battle, seven Confederate soldiers were killed and four were wounded, and two Union soldiers were wounded.
		Logan was not at the decisive Battle of Point Pleasant, but returned to the main Indian camp during the peace negotiations.
		Although there were no major battles fought in the county, many of its citizens volunteered to serve in the Union army.
	www.polsci.wvu.edu /wv/history.html (21274 words)

	Timeline West Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A widow with one child by war's end, Boyd published her memoirs, returned to America and later earned a living by acting and lecturing on her wartime experiences.
		1863 Oct 18, Battle of Charlestown in WV.
		1864 Oct 13, Battle of Harpers Ferry, WV (Mosby's Raid).
	www.bonus.com /contour/timelines_history/http@@/timelines.ws/states/WESTVIRGINIA.HTML (1823 words)

	Insane Mummies, Philippi, West Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Philippi has another claim to fame: It's the town where the first limb was lost in the Civil War.
		The first land battle of the Civil War happened there on June 3, 1861.
		Confederate J. Hanger was hit by a cannonball, had his leg amputated by a Union doctor, later invented an artificial limb, and started a company which became one of the largest manufacturers of wooden legs in the world.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/WVPHImum.html (542 words)

	Company F, 22nd Texas Infantry, C.S.A. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		During the battle visibility was poor, owing to hard rain, dense fog and clouds of smoke which hung in the thick woods.
		As it was, Smith assailed the rear of the retreating column as the latter was crossing the Sabine at Jenkins Ferry.
		A portion of the army was already across the river, and thus the brunt of the attack fell upon the two rear brigades until re-enforcements were brought up by General Rice.
	jamesdavidwalker.com /compf.htm (871 words)

	James River Publications - Missouri Regiments - mosocco.com/jreb/civilwar.htm
		The 5th Missouri served in the Battles of Iuka and Corinth, both largely ignored by historians, and the Vicksburg Campaign, which remains the most underwritten action of significance in the war.
		Engagement at the Marmiton or Battle of Charlot October 25.
		Engagement at the Marmiton or battle of Chariot October 25.
	www.mosocco.com /missouri.html (7977 words)

	Publications \| Historic Preservation of Arkansas landmarks and Main Street Arkansas through programs & grants
		Peggy Lloyd reported that she has contacted International Paper about acquiring about 160 acres of the Elkins’ Ferry Battlefield, which is a National Historic Landmark.
		The Nevada County Depot and Museum, along with the Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trail group, hopes to acquire lands that are part of the Elkins’ Ferry site either by donation or purchase sometime this year.
		Portions of the Elkins’ Ferry site are part of a large land sale that is underway at the moment as International Paper divests itself of its real estate holdings in the continental
	www.arkansaspreservation.org /publications/default.asp?ID=35 (4119 words)

	West Virginia Forts
		British and Indians again unsuccessfully attacked in 1782, which was considered the last battle of the American Revolution.
		It was dismantled after the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
		A settlers' fort located at "Maxwell's Ferry" on Leading Creek.
	www.geocities.com /naforts/wv.html (1360 words)

	WV Bikers - Road Trip BOTW
		Organized rides are great for some, but we always been known for doing things a little differently.
		Several years ago, while riding in 20-degree weather near Elkins, we met Big Randy Howard.
		The house, itself, was caught in the crossfire, and the holes from the shot could still be seen in the walls.
	www.westvirginiabikers.com /botw.html (558 words)

	AAA Traveler -Civil War History
		The Union victory was the largest battle west of the Mississippi River.
		Headquarters House Museum (501-521-2020), which served as headquarters for both sides during the war, was in the midst of the Battle of Fayetteville in April 1863 when Confederate forces tried unsuccessfully to dislodge the small Union contingent based in the city.
		Skirmishes at Elkins’ Ferry and Prairie De Ann, near Prescott, were followed by crippling losses of supply trains at the Battle of Poison Spring (west of Camden) and the Battle of Marks’ Mills (southeast of Fordyce).
	www.ouraaa.com /traveler/0003/echoesofw.html (872 words)

	James Dixon Timeline
		Emperor Kahless is killed in the final battle, and the Riskadh line ends, along with the First Klingon/Romulan War [FASA].
		Dr. Lloyd Elkins, science supervisor a the Ganymede Temporary Research Out- post, reports the data in his science log [SFC].
		The only nation on Earth that Charon can even look to for help, and that has technology and wealth enough to battle the Western nations when the time comes, is Germany.
	stng.36el.com /st-tng/trivia/timeline/trek7-3.html (9050 words)

	SEVENTH MISSOURI CAVALRY
		The Seventh Missouri Cavalry participated -in a number of various engagements during its history.
		The battles, affairs, skirmishes, operations, engagements and retreats listed below are found in the unit history provided by the Confederate Research Center.
		January 12 - Left Bradley’s Ferry on the Ouachita River below Camden and marched five miles.
	personal.lig.bellsouth.net /m/c/mcmeatte/battles.html (880 words)

	Pennsylvania II, 1996 -- A Bicycle Camping Travelogue
		he traffic was heavy but cooperative in Elkins, and I briefly stopped in at the bike shop before continuing.
		As I got close to Harper's ferry, I became lost because the road was not clearly marked (the sign makers always assume that your only destination is the interstate).
		I made it to Harper's Ferry and went into the town to see the building where John Brown fought his last battle.
	www.kenkifer.com /bikepages/touring/penna.htm (9911 words)

	National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Nathaniel P. Banks and Rear Admiral David D. Porter, whose force was to advance up the Red River Valley; once joined, the Union force was to strike into Texas.
		But the two pincers never converged, and Steele's columns suffered terrible losses in a series of battles with Confederate forces led by Maj. Gen.
		Five (the Confederate State Capital, Elkins Ferry Battleground, Jenkin's Ferry Battlefield, Marks' Mills Battlefield, and Poison Spring Battlefield) are protected and interpreted as part of Arkansas State Parks.
	tps.cr.nps.gov /nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=896&ResourceType=District (498 words)

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