Christopher Q. Tompkins / Gauley Mount

Christopher Q. Tompkins / Gauley Mount (HM2JPF)

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N 38° 8.22', W 81° 10.354'

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Born 1813 in Matthews County, VA.
Tompkins was an 1836 graduate of
West Point. A prominent industrial
businessman in the Kanawha Valley
before the Civil War, from May to
November 1861 he was colonel of
the Confederate 22nd Virginia Infantry.
Resigning his commission, he moved
to Richmond and used his knowledge
to
aid war manufacturing efforts.
He died May 1877 in Richmond.

Located 3 miles east of Gauley
Bridge, Gauley Mount was home to
Christopher and Ellen Tompkins.
Except for a brief period in 1862,
the estate served as a major Union
encampment during the Civil War,
with Ellen and the children there
through late 1861. Gen. Floyd's
decision to fire artillery at the
camp in 1861 led Col. Tompkins to
resign from the 22nd Virginia Infantry.
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HM NumberHM2JPF
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Year Placed2016
Placed ByWest Virginia Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, August 18th, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 484877 N 4221029
Decimal Degrees38.13700000, -81.17256667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 8.22', W 81° 10.354'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 8' 13.2" N, 81° 10' 21.24" W
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