Lee's Headquarters
Inscription
On this knoll, General Robert E. Lee maintained headquarters from July to September, 1861, after taking command of the Confederate forces in West Virginia. His army on Valley Mountain guarded the road leading south into Virginia."
Location
AddressUS 219/WV 55, 0.1 miles north of junction with WV 66
CountyPocahontas
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates38.352380, -80.012690
Sources
More markers in Pocahontas
West Virginia (Pocahontas County)/Virginia
"The Mountain State"-western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
Blue and Gray/"Travelers Repose"
Near here was Camp Bartow, fortified by Confederates in 1861.
Camp Allegheny
Confederate forces led by Col. Edward Johnson held a fortified camp here in winter of 1861-62.
Mill Point
Millpoint, WV
Here in 1750 Stephen Sewell, a pioneer settler, camped.
Marlinton/Marlinton
Marlinton, WV
The old Seneca Indian Trail from New York to Georgia may be seen at this point.