Jones' Raid
Inscription
Over this route through the Monongahela Valley, April 27-29, 1863, Gen. William E. Jones led his division of Gen. John D. Imboden's Confederate army. This raid concluded with the destruction of the oil fields on the Little Kanawha River.
Location
AddressUS 19, near Marion County line
CountyMonongalia
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.658400, -80.078360
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