The Foundry Fight
— Jones-Imboden Raid —
On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. "Grumble" Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they later reported that they marched 1,100 miles, fought several engagements, captured 100 Federals, seized about 1,200 horses and 4,000 cattle, and burned 4 turnpike bridges, more than 20 railroad bridges, 2 trains, and 150,000 barrels of oil. Most bridges were soon repaired. Confederate losses were slight. By May 26, both commands had returned to Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.HM Number | HMDXW |
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Series | This marker is part of the West Virginia Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 1:13pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 574080 N 4370644 |
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Decimal Degrees | 39.48221667, -80.13861667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 28.933', W 80° 8.317' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 28' 55.98" N, 80° 8' 19.02" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 304 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 1-49 Everest Dr, Fairmont WV 26554, US |
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