Rich Mountain Battlefield
Tour the five acre battlefield that was the location of one of the earliest and most decisive battles of the Civil War. The battle was waged to control the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, the main route of commerce and trade between eastern and western Virginia and for western Virginia as a whole. Headquartered in Beverly, General McClellan captured the turnpike and secured the western Virginia frontier for the Union.
Listing Details
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Sugar Creek Road and County Rt 37/8, Beverly, WV, 26253
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304.637.RICH
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richmountain.org
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