Home The Confederacy’s last major offensive in West Virginia: the Battle of Bulltown Covered Bridge at Bulltown, West Virginia

Covered Bridge at Bulltown, West Virginia

Battle of Bulltown: Map of Bulltown, West Virginia, October 13, 1863

Control of the covered bridge at Bulltown became the objective that led to the last major rebel offensive in West Virginia.

Map of Bulltown, West Virginia, October 13, 1863

Early 1900s map showing Bulltown, West Virginia

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