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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IG_phillips-cemetery_Coalton-WV.html
Phillips Cemetery Established as a burial ground for the poor and named for Moses J. Phillips, who was Overseer of the Poor from 1872 to 1877. The oldest known grave is for War of 1812 veteran Dudley A. Gibson. Union and Confederate veterans are b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15IE_jimtown_Coalton-WV.html
Jimtown Formerly known as Fair Hope for one-room school located at the junction of Findley and Yeager Roads circa 1898 to 1953. Later named for James J. "Squire Jim" Phillips (1855-1937), a former Justice of the Peace. During the Civil War, his mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFNC_camp-garnett_Coalton-WV.html
Confederate Stronghold Guarding the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
Confederate Brigadier General Robert S. Garnett ordered fortifications built here to control the turnpike and hold western Virginia for the South. The fort,built of earth and log…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFNB_general-george-b-mcclellan_Coalton-WV.html
General McClellan marched three brigades of Federal troops into position along nearby Roaring Creek. He ordered a strong scouting party up this road to test the Camp Garnett defenses on July 10, 1861. Withering infantry and artillery fire from the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFMT_staunton-parkersburg-turnpike_Coalton-WV.html
This turnpike connected the upper Shenandoah Valley with the Ohio River by 1847. Designed by master engineer Claudius Crozet, it was a major rock-paved roadway with toll stations. The road you are traveling follows the original turnpike route. Bot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFMS_fortifications_Coalton-WV.html
These earthworks protected Confederates at Camp Garnett from small arms and artillery fire. Soldiers built them by rolling large logs into place and heaping dirt and rocks from a ditch in front. Trees were felled more than 100 yards ahead, their b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFMR_camp-garnett_Coalton-WV.html
Confederates built Camp Garnett to block the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. Soldiers here felled trees, dug trenches and stacked rocks for protection. Fortifications covered the hills overlooking this road, forming a fearsome obstacle for General …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFMH_artillery_Coalton-WV.html
Cannons mounted behind embankments on this hill made Confederate Camp Garnett a formidable position. Placed to sweep the turnpike below, they were 6-pounder smoothbores - light, mobile, and powerful at short range. Four cannons protected the Confe…