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History in your Backyard!
Last semester I was driving along an unfamiliar road near Morgantown, on my way to a local historical site, Depression-era Arthurdale, that I am working on a project with when I saw it. As a Civil War historian who happens … Continue reading
A historian’s stroll across Camp Allegheny
By Bethany Canfield Camp Allegheny rests inside the Monongahela National Forest (MNF) amidst the Potomac Highlands of Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Most visitors to the area are not aware of this resource, one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields. … Continue reading
The Reconstruction of Billy Mahone
The descriptions of him are priceless. “He looked the image of a bantam rooster or a gamecock,” recalled a veteran. Perhaps it was his odd dress: “He wore a large sombrero hat, without plume, cocked on one side, and decorated … Continue reading
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