Commemorating The Battle Of McDowell

Commemorating The Battle Of McDowell (HM29U)

Location: McDowell, VA 24458 Highland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 19.804', W 79° 28.472'

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May 8, 1862

Federals in action 4000, killed and wounded 256.
Confederates in action 2500, killed and wounded 498.

Confederate Officers Killed
Captains ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Lieutentants
Samuel Dawson ? ? ? ? ? John K. Goldwire
William L. Furlow ? ? ? ? ? William A. Massey
John McMillan ? ? ? ? ? William H. Turpin
James W. Patterson ? ? ? ? ? James T. Woodward
All of the 12th Georgia Regiment

Colonel S.P. Gibbons... ? ? ? ? ? 10th Virginia Regiment
Captain J. Whitmore ... ? ? ? ? ? 25th ???"??? ????"????
Captain William Long... ? ? ? ? ? 52nd ???"??? ????"????
Lieutentant Wm.H. Gregory... ? 23rd ???"??? ????"????
? ? ? ? ? ??"? ? ? ?? ? Charles E. Dyer... 25th ???"??? ????"????
? ? ? ? ? ??"? ? ?? ? ? Samuel P. Dye... 37th ???"??? ????"????
? ? ? ? ? ??"? ? ? ? ? C.G. Fletcher ... 37th ???"??? ????"????
? ? ? ? ? ? ?"?? ? ? ? ?John A. Carson... 52nd ???"??? ????"????
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HM NumberHM29U
Series This marker is part of the United Daughters of the Confederacy series
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Year Placed1917
Placed ByHighland Chapter United Daughters of The Confedercy
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 8:05am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 633333 N 4243538
Decimal Degrees38.33006667, -79.47453333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 19.804', W 79° 28.472'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 19' 48.24" N, 79° 28' 28.32" W
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Area Code(s)540
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 106 US-250, McDowell VA 24458, US
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