150th Anniversary - McDowell Reenactment 2012

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	Local Men in the Military More than 500 men from Highland County were enlisted soldiers, almost exclusively Confederate. Of these, 101 were killed, some of whom were killed at the Battle of McDowell. Residents enlisted in 25th, 31st, 62nd Virginia, 38th and 51st Virginia infantry units; McClanahan, Carpenter, Shumate Batteris; and 11th, 14th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 26th Virginia cavalry units. One enlisted in the Navy. Battles in which the 25th Virginia participated included: Phillipi, Camp Allegheny, and McDowell. The Highland Company was mustered at Monterey on May 18, 1861, with Felix Hull as captain; in 1862 attached to 31st Virginia with S. A. Gilmor as Captain. In 1861, before the Battle of Cheat Mountain and Elkwater, GeneralRobert E. Lee stayed in Monterey with his headquarters in the house opposite the Methodist Church. Confederate Commander Edward Johnson established a winter camp (Camp Allegheny) about 1 mile west of the Highland County border to guard the thoroughfare. Return to History, Main Page
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