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"We had [the general's] body taken to the house of Mr. Corrick, on the adjacent hill...and the next day we selected Garnett's own ambulance for his remains, which were placed in a box with salt."Capt. Henry W. Benham USA
In front of you is the …
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"They have not given me an adequate force. I can do nothing. They have sent me to my death."Gen. Robert S. Garnet CSA
"I have made a very clean sweep of it."Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan USA
Confederate Gen. Robert S. Garnett took command of…
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This StoneCommemorates the BattleofCorricks FordFought July 13 - 1861,on Shavers Fork here Gen. RobertS. Garnett fell the first officerkilled in the Civil War
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After the Confederate defeat in the Tygarts Valley early in 1861, Gen. R.S. Garnett, the Southern leader, withdrew. Here he was overtaken by Federals under his West Point classmate, Gen. T.A. Morris, his army defeated and himself mortally wounded.
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(South Side):John Crouch, pioneer settler, established "tomahawk rights" here in 1766, but the town was not incorporated until 1893. Here Shavers Fork and Blackwater unite to form the Cheat River. Hu Maxwell, the historian, lived near.
(North S…
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This monument, at the headspring of the Potomac River, marks one of the historic spots of America. Its name is derived from Thomas Lord Fairfax who owned all the land lying between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers. The first Fairfax Stone, mark…
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The Fairfax Stone (1/2 Mi.E.) marking the Potomac's headwaters, was a corner of Lord Fairfax's vast estate. The line of 1736 was checked in 1746 by a survey on which Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas Jefferson, was engaged.