Battle of Rich Mountain

from the West Virginia Archives and History Site for
July 11, 1861
http://www.wvculture.org/hiSTory/thisdayinwvhistory/0711.html
Also on this site are
"Rich Mountain Revisited" by Dallas B. Shaffer
"History of Mabie Community", the area of the battle
"A Confederate Journal" of Geroge P. Morgan and Stephen
Confederate Reports on the Battle of Rich Mountain
William Rosecrans' Report on the Battle of Rich Mountain
 

Advance to Rich Mountain
from the book, The Soldier in Our Civil War
published in 1893
Abridged Edition and The Two Volume Set
Prints of  this two page engraving of the Battle of Rich Mountain are available at
Webb Garrison Gallery
http://www.webbgarrison.com/thesoldierfull/98_99.jpg

W.S. Rosecrans and Staff
from Soldiers in the Civil War by Frank Leslie
prints of this are available at FrankLeslie.com/soldiersv2
 

Thirteenth Indiana Captures a Gun
from Soldiers in the Civil War by Frank Leslie
prints of this are available at FrankLeslie.com/soldiersv2
 

Battle of Rich Mountain
from the book, The Soldier in Our Civil War
published in 1893
Abridged Edition and The Two Volume Set
Prints of  this two page engraving of the Battle of Rich Mountain are available at
Webb Garrison Gallery
http://www.webbgarrison.com/thesoldierfull/98_99.jpg

Frank Leslie,  pseudonym for Henry Carter, set the standard for illustrated journalism.  His wife legally changed her name to Frank Leslie and continued in the field after his death. 
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(07/26/2010)