Exploring Abraham Lincoln

The Civil War in West Virginia: A Pictorial History

Touring Virginia's and West Virginia's Civil War Sites

To most history travelers, Virginia is the Civil War. It is the state where the Battles of Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Petersburg, the Wilderness, and Manassas took place. The city of Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy. Appomattox saw the surrender of Lee to Grant. The campaigns that were fought here were led by some of the war's most visible leaders -- Lee, Jackson, Grant, Meade, Sheridan, Stuart, Mosby.

Images of the Civil War in West Virginia

The Devastating Hand of War: Romney, West Virginia, During the Civil War

From a "Whirlpool of Death...To Victory": Civil War Remembrances of Jesse Tyler Sturm, 14th West Virginia Infantry

War Stories: Civil War in West Virginia

Civil War Legends of Rich Mountain and Beverly, West Virginia

September Blood: The Battle of Carnifex Ferry

Robert E. Lee at Sewell Mountain: The West Virginia Campaign

Last Sleep: The Battle of Droop Mountain, November 6, 1863

Tattered Uniforms and Bright Bayonets: West Virginia's Confederate Soldiers

Civil War Letters of Lt. Milton B. Campbell: 12th West Virginia Infantry

These letters provide a first-hand account of the activities of this regiment - and others - during the war. He names many people in his letters, both soldiers and acquaintances from his hometown of New Cumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia. Finally, a brief discussion of a certain common Civil War medical condition, of which Lt. Campbell was afflicted, is included.

Hanging Rock Rebel: Lt. John Blue's War in West Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley

Originally published as articles in The Hampshire Review, between 1898 and 1901.

Bullets and Steel: The Fight for the Great Kanawha Valley 1861-1865

The Civil War in Greenbrier County West Virginia

Six Years of Hell: Harpers Ferry During the Civil War

Civil War historian and writer Chester G. Hearn recounts the story of the turbulent war years from Brown's arrival in July, 1859, through the early months of the Reconstruction in the summer of 1865, emphasizing as much the civilian experience as the military activities.

On Our Own Soil: William Lowther Jackson and the Civil War in West Virginia's Mountains

The Judas Field: A Novel of the Civil War

In 1885, haunted by his memories of the Civil War, Cass Wakefield journeys from his Mississippi hometown with his childhood friend Alison, who persuades him to accompany her to Franklin, Tennessee, to recover the bodies of her brother and father.

Shadows of Blue & Gray: The Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce

In a collection of fiction, memoir, and factual chronicles, the acclaimed American author captures the battlefields and campaigns of the Civil War.

The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of American the Civil War

Henry Fleming, a young Union soldier, struggles with his conflicting emotions about violence, death, and the nature of bravery in this ironic, skeptical account of the Civil War.

The Unvanquished

Bayard Sartoris returns from the battlefields of the Civil War and tries to build his family and his fortune.

Cold Mountain

After Inman escapes from a war hospital in 1864 and starts walking to Cold Mountain, Ada struggles to save her mountain farm with the help of Ruby, an illiterate but efficient farmer.

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Lucille Marsden, 99, recalls her husband (whom she married when she was 15 and he was over 45) and his experiences in the Civil War and afterward during Reconstruction.

The Widow of the South

A story based on the true experiences of a Civil War heroine finds Carrie McGavock witnessing the bloodshed of the Battle of Franklin, falling in love with a wounded man, and dedicating her home as a burial site for fallen soldiers.

Andersonville

A senile general administering Andersonville Prison in Georgia during the Civil War allows many Union soldiers to suffer from exposure, disease, and starvation.

Gone With the Wind

Scarlett O'Hara faces and survives the Civil War and Reconstruction and marries Rhett Butler for his money because her true love has married someone else.

Fire on the Waters: A Novel of the Civil War At Sea

Joining the navy during the Civil War against his father's wishes, banker's son Elisha Eaker serves under Lieutenant Ker Claiborne, who has worked with the military's anti-slavery patrols and is forced to choose between loyalties to his home and his career.

Know Nothing

In the sequel to O Beulah Land, families in West Virginia become involved in the controversy of slavery in the 20 years before the Civil War begins.

The Killer Angels

Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet tell the Southern view of the battle at Gettysburg while Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and General John Buford present the Northern view.

Jubilee

In the South, freed people, poor whites, and landowners survive the Civil War and begin Reconstruction.

Lincoln's Dreams

Annie's vivid dreams thrust her--and historical researcher Jeff Johnston--into the tumult of the Civil War.