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Corricks Ford Battlefield
First to Fall
"How gallantly he died in the discharg...
Corricks Ford Battlefield
Tale of the Monuments
"No shaft of shining marble, n...
Corricks Ford
Retreat Becomes Disaster
Federal victory at Rich Mou...
Corricks Ford
This Stone
Commemorates the Battle
of
...Results for Corricks Ford
Corricks Ford Battlefield
First to Fall
"How gallantly he died in the discharge of his duty."
President Jefferson Davis CSA
On July 13, 1861, some 3,500 Confederate soldiers under Gen. Robert S. Garnett crossed Shavers Fork here while chased by Union forces in a desperate bid ...
Corricks Ford Battlefield
Tale of the Monuments
"No shaft of shining marble, new
From the sculptor's hand we raise for you
No, here we lay
A boulder drawn from the river-side
Where brave men battled and bled and died."
Karl Myers, Ode to the
Battle of Corricks Ford, 1926
On US ...
Corricks Ford
Retreat Becomes Disaster
Federal victory at Rich Mountain on July 11, 1861, forced Confederate Gen. Robert S. Garnett's 4,000 troops to retreat from Laurel Hill in Barbour County. Garnett, fearing that his escape route was blocked, struck northeast. His goal was ...
Corricks Ford
This Stone
Commemorates the Battle
of
Corricks FordFought July 13 - 1861,
on Shavers Fork here Gen. Robert
S. Garnett fell the first officer
killed in the Civil War
Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 219), on the right when ...
