Tag: Civil War History

Charles Town grave marks the last resting place of restless John Yeats Beall

History / Prehistory William Kerrigan - September 24, 2025

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — In the Zion Episcopal churchyard in Charles Town, West Virginia, lies the grave of John...

The Confederacy’s last offensive in West Virginia: Inside the Battle of Bulltown

History / Prehistory David Sibray - September 24, 2025

BULLTOWN, W.Va. — On a quiet October morning in 1863—the year Abraham Lincoln declared slaves free—the hills above the...

The Bustle Flag: How Martinsburg’s Unionist women defied the Confederacy

History / Prehistory William Kerrigan - August 13, 2025

MARTINSBURG, W.Va — The prosperous manufacturing town of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia, was thrust into turmoil at...

The eastern panhandle of West Virginia: how it came to be

History / Prehistory Amanda Larch Hinchman - August 3, 2025

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — The eastern panhandle of West Virginia reaches more than 100 miles across the eastern U.S. from...

Remarkable encounter: John Brown’s final moments witnessed by Stonewall Jackson

History / Prehistory William Kerrigan - July 22, 2025

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — On December 1, 1859, abolitionist John Brown, having been convicted and sentenced to death for...

How Devil Anse Hatfield became a bold symbol of change in Appalachia

History / Prehistory Clyde Craig - July 21, 2025

LOGAN, W.Va. — By the time the world would come to know him as “Devil Anse,” Anderson Hatfield had...

The daring Civil War tale of Samantha Jane Atkeson of Putnam County

History / Prehistory William Kerrigan - July 7, 2025

BUFFALO, W.Va. — Samantha Jane Atkeson was a teenager when she had to face down Union soldiers searching her...

Forgotten sister of Stonewall Jackson defied her family and paid the price

History / Prehistory William Kerrigan - June 16, 2025

BEVERLY, W.Va. — Most Civil War enthusiasts are familiar with the name Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, the iconic Confederate hero...

The story behind "Chevaux de Frise" in rural Washburn, West Virginia

History / Prehistory David Sibray - June 13, 2025

WASHBURN, W.Va. — From Otter Slide Creek to Hell-for-Certain Branch, many streams in West Virginia boast interesting placenames, but...

Civil War letters from W.Va. reveal marriage that defied secession

History / Prehistory William Kerrigan - June 11, 2025

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — John James Davis was shocked to learn that the Virginia Convention had endorsed secession on April...

Tyler Childers performs old song by rebel West Virginia fiddler "Devil Sol"

Arts William Kerrigan - June 5, 2025

CLAY, W.Va. — In 2020, Kentucky fiddler Tyler Childers released his fourth studio album, Long Violent History, a collection...

Historic ferry weathered many nightmares on the Ohio River

History / Prehistory David Sibray - March 7, 2025

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Nina Paden and its skipper wheeled beyond the call of duty in ferrying the Ohio...

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