Civil War History - The Eastern TheaterDiscuss any and all battles, movements, and events occuring in the Eastern Theater here! This includes any actions in tha area east of the Appalachian Mountains in the vicinity of the river capitals of Richmond and Washington D.C.
It really is a beautiful area. I hear lately that some sort of housing development is being proposed for the Gorge. I sure hope it doesn't spoil that awesome view.
I once flew over the bridge in a plane while Bridge Day was going on and the bridge was covered in people. It was a cool view.
Regards,
John W.
__________________ Ancestors in CSA Army: 51st VA, 54th VA, 45th VA, 50th VA, 24th VA
I've been across the New River Gorge Bridge a goodly number of times. Never been to the festival though, although it sounds like great fun. Every year here in Pittsburgh at Bridge Day, the news outlets do show the bridge diving and other goings on.
__________________ 'It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag'
Back home in North Carolina if you wish to cross either fork of the New River, you can usually find some rocks or a board to step on. Yes, it does sometimes leave it's banks as well. My great uncle George Weaver welded two 38 Ford hoods to form a boat which he used in the river because of the abundance of rocks.
When I was a kid in the winter, we chained an old car hood behind a truck and used it as a sled. Someone would tow it up and down the "holler" with about 10 of us on it. It was a blast! Coal miners' kids learn to have fun with VERY little.
John W.
__________________ Ancestors in CSA Army: 51st VA, 54th VA, 45th VA, 50th VA, 24th VA
Another of the obscure battles of the Civil War. I just started studying the campaigns in West Virginia, this past year or so.
My wife had kin that fought in the Union's Department of West Virginia and at Cloyd's Mountain. It seemed somewhat ironic to me that General Jenkins was killed in this battle, as I once lived in a Pennsylvania town captured by Jenkins, the previous year.
It was a ferocious little battle, yet gets very little play. Considering the importance of Southwest Virginia to the Confederate war effort, you'd think you'd hear more about it.
Regards,
John W.
__________________ Ancestors in CSA Army: 51st VA, 54th VA, 45th VA, 50th VA, 24th VA
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