Camp Laurel Hill - Belington WV
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 00.658 W 079° 54.591
17S E 594384 N 4318558
Marker located on County Route 15, Belington, WV.
Waymark Code: WM18NGV
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2023
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Camp Laurel Hill
Fortified camp occupied by Confederates under Brig. Gen. Robert S. Garnett, June 16~July 12, 1861. The scene of sharp skirmishes July 7~11. Garnett retreated early in the morning of July 12 after the Rich Mountain defeat.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1963
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: West Virginia Historic Commission.
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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