Capture of Generals B.F. Kelly and George Crook
— Nights, February 21-22, 1865 —
A company of Confederates, young men from Cumberland, Maryland, Hampshire and Hardy Counties, West Virginia, captured several picket posts, obtained the countersign "Bulls Gap," rode into the city, captured two commanding Union Generals, Kelly and Crook, and Adj. General Thayer Melvin, and sent them to Richmond, Virginia, as prisoners of war, without firing a shot.HM Number | HM2P9 |
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Series | This marker is part of the Strange But True series, and the More Than Words series. |
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Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 10:27pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 692257 N 4391557 |
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Decimal Degrees | 39.65221667, -78.75911667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 39.133', W 78° 45.547' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 39' 7.98" N, 78° 45' 32.82" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 301, 240 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 154-168 Baltimore St, Cumberland MD 21502, US |
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