Arnoldsburg Skirmish - Arnoldsburg, WV
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 47.634 W 081° 08.502
17S E 487694 N 4293915
Marker is located at the intersection of U.S. 33 and Arnoldsburg-Rocksdale Road, Arnoldsburg, WV in Calhoun County.
Waymark Code: WM18NGJ
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2023
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Arnoldsburg Skirmish-
Site of Camp McDonald, set up, 1862, occupied by the 11th W. Va. Inf., U.S.V. Scene of engagement, May 6, 1862, when Federals under Maj. George C. Trimble beat off an attack by Confederate Moccasin Rangers under Capt. Geo. Downs.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1973
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: West Virginia Department of Archives and History
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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