An Encyclopedia of Early Civil War Virginia
Angus W. McDonald, Sr. (1799–1864) Colonel Angus William McDonald, Sr. (1799–1864) was born in Winchester, Virginia, on February 14, 1799. He was taken in by his grandmother at the family home of Glengarry after the death of his parents at a young age. As a teenager, he attended the United States Military Academy at West…
Continue reading ➞ The Forgotten Colonel: Angus McDonald’s Role in the Civil War
I recently consulted the 7th Virginia Cavalry regimental history by Richard L. Armstrong to verify a list of Confederates who fought in the Skirmish at Frankfort and Patterson’s Creek and find out what happened to them, in order to have an accurate accounting of all casualties.
Earlier this month, I took a trip up to the Romney, West Virginia area to visit some Civil War sites and take pictures for this encyclopedia. It was a beautiful, warm day, but it was clear I would spend most of it in the car. My goal was to hit the Romney, Keyser, Cumberland triangle and parts in between.
In mid-June, Col. Lewis “Lew” Wallace, commanding the 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment, arrived in Cumberland, Maryland across the Potomac River from Virginia with a mission to guard the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. His 11th Indiana routed a Confederate force out of Romney, Virginia on June 11, then withdrew. Confederate reinforcements under Col. Ambrose Powell Hill…
Continue reading ➞ 160 Years Ago Today: Skirmish at Frankfort and Patterson’s Creek
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