A book review written by Jonathan A. Noyalas on Eric J. Wittenberg’s The Battle of White Sulphur Springs has been published by
the Civil War News.
Lecture by Hunter Lesser
Sunday, May 20, 2012, 2:00pm
West Virginia Humanities Council, McFarland-Hubbard House
1310 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia
It sometimes seems forgotten that General Robert E. Lee led Confederate troops to the mountains of “Western” Virginia in his first command of the Civil War. His experience with mountain warfare was a failure and defeats here led to a tarnished reputation. Yet he found a legendary warhorse in these mountains and gained lessons in leadership that shaped in career.
Hunter Lesser of Elkins is a consulting archaeologist and historical interpreter who serves on the West Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission and the Humanities Council’s Sesquicentennial Speakers Bureau. He is the author of Rebels at the Gate and The First Campaign: A Guide to Civil War in the Mountains of West Virginia, 1861.
More info
Web: West Virginia Humanities Council
Email: wvhuman@wvhumanities.org
Phone: 304-346-8500
During a ceremony on March 2, 2012, at the Bavarian Inn in historic Shepherdstown, W.Va., the Civil War Trust, the nation’s largest battlefield preservation organization, recognized two outstanding advocates for the protection of historic sites with its Chairman’s Awards for Excellence. One of the awards, presented by the Trust’s chairman, Henry E. Simpson, honored Edward Dunleavy of Shepherdstown, W.Va., for his outstanding work with the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association.
Read the entire press release from the Civil War Trust….
Rich Mountain Battlefield Foundation President Richard A. Wolfe recently wrote a short history of the foundation for The Civil War News.
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In the October 2011 issue The Civil War News, Author/historian John Michael Priest reviews the modern reprint of the History of the 12th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry by William Hewitt.
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The Pocahontas Times has published a review of My Reminiscences of the Civil War with the Stonewall Brigade and the Immortal 600. These memoirs were written by Captain Alfred Mallory Edgar of the Confederate 27th Virginia Infantry. Edgar was a native of Greenbrier County and lived much of his life in Pocahontas County.
Read the Pocahontas Times review here….
The historic cement mill property in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, has been purchased by the Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission. This important 18 acre site on the Potomac River is associated with the Battle of Shepherdstown.
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The History Press has released a new title, The Battle of White Sulphur Springs: Averell Fails to Secure West Virginia, by Eric J. Wittenberg.
In August 1863, Union general William Woods Averell led a 600-mile raid culminating in the Battle of White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County. Col. George S. Patton, grandfather of the legendary World War II general, met Averell with a dedicated Confederate force. After a fierce two-day battle, Patton defeated Averell, forcing him to retreat. In his book, Civil War historian Eric J. Wittenberg presents an in-depth analysis of the important battle.
Wittenberg has written more than 15 published books on the Civil War. Visit his blog at http://civilwarcavalry.com.
The 193-page paperback is $21.99.
The West Virginia Division of Tourism launched a new website Tuesday dedicated to the role the state played in the Civil War and what it has to offer today.
Tourism Commissioner Betty Carver unveiled www.WVTourism.com/CivilWar. The site features 57 minutes of video about the state divided up into 9 travel regions.
Rick Steelhammer’s article in the Charleston Gazette describes how the Confederate general’s image suffered during the West Virginia campaigns of 1861.
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