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    Tag: Civil War History

    Did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis secretly meet in West Virginia?

    History / Prehistory David Sibray -
    PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis secretly meet in what is now West Virginia just days...

    Runaway Virginia slave deceived by rescuer changed public opinion in Ohio

    History / Prehistory William Kerrigan -
    CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — On a September morning in 1856, attorney James Jackson awoke to learn that one of the...

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

    History / Prehistory William Kerrigan -
    CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — In the Zion Episcopal churchyard in Charles Town, West Virginia, lies the grave of John...

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

    History / Prehistory David Sibray -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    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 -
    CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — John James Davis was shocked to learn that the Virginia Convention had endorsed secession on April...

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