Yankee Army Camp

Yankee Army Camp (HMMTC)

Location: Hillsboro, WV 24946 Pocahontas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 8.46', W 80° 12.235'

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November 5, 1863

John D. Sutton, 10th West Virginia Infantry, wrote, "The army went into camp in the levels between Mill Point and Hillsboro." These fields were later owned by 2nd Lt. Matthew John McNeel, Company F, 19th Virginia Cavalry, and the Capt. Edgar estate. In plain view of his camp was the large, brick home of Col. Paul McNeel, a member for Pocahontas County in the convention at Richmond that declared secession. Col. McNeel's son was a Confederate captain in McNeil's Rangers. Averell reportedly spent the night either in the home of Col. Paul McNeel or in the Presbyterian Manse.

Eight-year-old C.L. Stulting lived on the farm with Hermannus and Johannah Staulting (ancestors of Pearl S. Buck). Staulting wrote "around 6 o'clock, we were all sitting around the breakfast table unaware of there being any soldiers in our neighborhood, when we heard the firing of army guns just outside of the house."
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HM NumberHMMTC
Series This marker is part of the West Virginia Civil War Trails series
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Placed ByWest Virginia Civil War Trails
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 10:35am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 569760 N 4221758
Decimal Degrees38.14100000, -80.20391667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 8.46', W 80° 12.235'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 8' 27.60" N, 80° 12' 14.10" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 201-249 Seneca Trail, Hillsboro WV 24946, US
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