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Local History Notes:
Fighting at Barboursville WV 16 July 1861
Barboursville, W. VA., July 16, 1861. 2nd Kentucky Volunteers. This regiment belonging to Gen. Cox's Command defeated and drove 600 of Gen. Wise's Men out of Barboursville. This was in furtherance of McClellan's plan to occupy and restore order, establish the provisional government and quell the secession feeling in a portion of West Virginia.
SOURCE: The Union Army A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States 1861-65 -- Records of the Regiments in the Union Army -- Cyclopedia of Battles -- Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. 8 vols. Madison: Federal Publishing, 1908.
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West Virginia Facts:
Tree: sugar maple
Bird: cardinal
Flower: big rhododendron
Nickname: Mountain State
Motto: Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers Are Always Free)
Area (sq. mi.): 24,181
Capitol: Charleston
Admitted: 20 Jun 1863
Barboursville is situated 177 meters above sea level. |
