Camp Allegheny - Bartow WV
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 28.536 W 079° 41.946
17S E 613476 N 4259387
Marker is located on US 250 (eastbound) at West Virginia/Virginia border Pocahontas County West Virginia. Marker Number: WV130
Waymark Code: WM18NGK
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2023
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Camp Allegheny
Confederate forces led by Col. Edward Johnson held a fortified camp here in winter of 1861-62. Sharp attack occurred, Dec. 13, 1861, in which the Union troops under Gen. Robert Milroy were beaten off.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/2011
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: West Virginia Archives and History
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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