Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of WestVirginia image caption dates country United States United States of America branch United States Army type role size command structure current commander garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles American Civil War notable commanders anniversaries The Army of WestVirginia served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the primary field army of the Department of WestVirginia. It campaigned primarily in WestVirginia, Southwest Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley . It is noted for having two future U.S. presidents serve in its ranks Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley , both from the 23rd Ohio Infantry . History Brigadier general United States Brigadier General George Crook was appointed to command the Department of WestVirginia on July 25, 1864. Crook did not immediately assume this command and in the meantime was in command of the Army of the Kanawha . When Crook assumed command on August 9, 1864, the army in the field was given the title Army of WestVirginia . The army consisted of three divisions and for all practical purposes functioned as a corps in Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan s Union Army of the Shenandoah Army of the Shenandoah . Often this command has been referred to as the VIII Corps . ref Eicher does not confirm that the Army of WestVirginia was synonymous ... usforces.htm Civil War Home Union Army Formations Category Union armies WestVirginia, Army of Category WestVirginia in the American Civil War ... 19, 1864, with the fighting in the Valley over, Crook s forces ceased to be known as the Army of WestVirginia and continued on simply as the Department of WestVirginia. Commander Major General Franz ... with the official Union Army VIII Corps Union Army VIII Corps , which was commanded by Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace and on guard duty along the B & O Railroad during this time. Crook led the army through the Valley ... more details
Infobox military structure name WestVirginia World War II Army Airfields Image Us army air corps shield.svg 80px partof World War II location coordinates image caption type Army Airfields code built 1940 1944 builder materials height used 1940 present demolished condition ownership controlledby garrison commanders occupants battles events During World War II , the United States Army Air Force USAAF established numerous airfields in WestVirginia for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Air Training Command Army Air Forces Training Command AAFTC A predecessor of the current day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . However, the other USAAF support commands Air Technical Service Command ATSC and Air Transport Command ATC or Troop Carrier Command commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles. It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports, some were returned to agriculture and several were retained as United States Air Force installations and were front line bases during the Cold War . Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes. Major Airfields First Air Force Greenbrier AAF, Greenbrier, WestVirginia Greenbrier Now Greenbrier Valley Airport Airport codes LWB KLWB LWB Note Airports at Cumberland, MD WV MSA Cumberland , Elkins, WestVirginia Elkins , Moundsville, WestVirginia Moundsville and Buckhannon, WestVirginia Buckhannon were also used by the USAAF during the war, however their use has not been determined. References Maurer, Maurer 1983 . Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924. Ravenstein, Charles A. 1984 . Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors ... War II WestVirginia External links Portal box United States Air Force Military of the United ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of Virginia image caption dates June 26, 1862 &ndash September 12, 1862 country United States of America USA allegiance Union American Civil War Union type Field Army ... notable commanders Maj. Gen. John Pope military officer John Pope anniversaries The Army of Virginia was organized as a major unit of the Union Army and operated briefly and unsuccessfully in 1862 in the American ... Army Confederate Army of Northern VirginiaArmy of Northern Virginia , commanded by Robert E. Lee . History The Army of Virginia was constituted on June 26, 1862, by General Orders Number 103, from four existing departments operating around Virginia Maj. Gen. John C. Fr mont s Mountain Department ... into three corps of over 50,000 men. Three corps of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan s Army of the Potomac later were added for combat operations. Banks s corps of the Army of Virginia fought against ... of Washington, D.C. . On September 12, 1862, the units of the Army of Virginia were merged into the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Virginia was never reconstituted. Commander Major General John ... given numeric designations that overlapped with those in the Army of the Potomac . They were rededignated as shown for the Maryland Campaign and later. I Corps, Army of Virginia commanded by Franz ... ACW XI Corps II Corps, Army of Virginia commanded by Nathaniel Banks formerly known as V Corps ACW V Corps and Department of the Shenandoah later known as XII Corps ACW XII Corps III Corps, Army of Virginia ... attached for operations during the Northern Virginia Campaign III Corps ACW III Corps , Army of the Potomac ... Bull Run Union Army Formations Category Union armies Virginia, Army of Category Virginia in the American Civil War da Army of Virginia de Army of Virginia es Ej rcito de Virginia fr Arm e de Virginie unioniste it Armata della Virginia no Army of Virginia pt Ex rcito da Virg nia zh ... counterattack led by A.P. Hill . The entire army was soundly defeated at the Second Battle ... more details
Army of the West may refer to Army of the West 1793 , a French Revolutionary unit during the French Revolutionary Wars Army of the West 1846 , a United States army during the Mexican American War Army of the West 1862 , a Confederate States army during the American Civil War Army of Mississippi , also known as Army of the West, Confederate States army during the American Civil War mil unit dis ... more details
About the U.S. state of WestVirginia pp move indef US state Name WestVirginia Fullname State of WestVirginia Flag Flag of West Virginia.svg Flaglink Flag of WestVirginia Flag Seal Seal of West Virginia.svg Map WestVirginia in United States.svg Nickname Mountain State Motto Montani semper liberi Mountaineers Are Always Free Former Virginia Capital Charleston, WestVirginia Charleston LargestCity ... Ray Tomblin D Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kessler D Legislature WestVirginia Legislature Upperhouse WestVirginia Senate Senate Lowerhouse WestVirginia House of Delegates House of Delegates Senators Jay Rockefeller D br Joe Manchin D Representative WestVirginia s 1st congressional district 1 David McKinley R br WestVirginia s 2nd congressional district 2 Shelley Moore Capito R br WestVirginia ... 240 LowestElev 73 ISOCode US WV Website wv.gov WestVirginia IPAc en audio en us West Virginia.ogg ..., Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east. WestVirginia is the List ... is Charleston, WestVirginia Charleston . WestVirginia became a state following the Wheeling Convention s, Secession in the United States WestVirginia breaking away from Virginia during the American ... Border states Civil War Civil War border state . WestVirginia was the only state to form ... WestVirginia part of the Southern United States South . The northern panhandle extends adjacent to Pennsylvania and Ohio with the WestVirginia cities of Wheeling, WestVirginia Wheeling and Weirton, WestVirginia Weirton being just across the border from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, while Bluefield, WestVirginia Bluefield is less than convert 70 mi km from North Carolina . Huntington ... area, in between the states of Maryland and Virginia. The unique position of WestVirginia ... Virginia Located in the Appalachian Mountains Appalachian Mountain range , WestVirginia covers ... A0108355.html accessdate 2010 07 07 ref WestVirginia borders Pennsylvania and Maryland in the northeast ... more details
about the 1871 case the later case Virginia v. WestVirginia 1911 Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Virginia v. WestVirginia ArgueDate ArgueYear DecideDate March 6 DecideYear 1871 FullName State of Virginia v. State of WestVirginia USVol 78 USPage 39 Citation 20 L. Ed. 67 11 Wall. 39 Prior Subsequent Holding ... v. WestVirginia , 78 U.S. 39 1871 , is a 6 to 3 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States ... of the state of WestVirginia from the state of Virginia , and explicitly ratified that the counties of Berkeley County, WestVirginia Berkeley and Jefferson County, WestVirginia Jefferson were part of WestVirginia. Background At the beginning of the American Civil War , Virginia Secession ... to protect the institution of slavery. The Army of Northern Virginia fought for many reasons ... of Virginia were decidedly pro union. ref Rice and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 112. ref ... 17, 1861, to approve Virginia s secession from the United States. ref name Rice116 Rice and Brown, West ... in recognizing the Reorganized Government. See Kesavan and Paulsen, Is WestVirginia Unconstitutional ... of Wheeling, WestVirginia Wheeling to consider secession from the state of Virginia. ref Rice and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 117 118. ref Delegates duly assembled, and at the Wheeling ... States. ref name Rice118 Rice and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 118 120. ref ref name ... Rice121 Rice and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 121. ref ref Randall, Constitutional Problems ... and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 121 122 Randall, Constitutional Problems Under Lincoln ... on August 6. ref name Rice122 Rice and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 122. ref File ... assistance, ref name Rice122 ref Kesavan and Paulsen, Is WestVirginia Unconstitutional? , California ... Rice122 ref name Kesavan300 Kesavan and Paulsen, Is WestVirginia Unconstitutional? , California Law ... counties, with the counties of Berkeley, Greenbrier County, WestVirginia Greenbrier , Hampshire ... more details
is an unincorporated community straddling the border between Tazewell County, Virginia Tazewell County , Virginia and Mercer County, WestVirginia Mercer County , WestVirginia , United States . Yards is located on the Bluestone River convert 4 mi km northwest of Bluefield, Virginia . References reflist Tazewell County, Virginia Mercer County, WestVirginia Category Populated places in Tazewell County, Virginia Category Populated places in Mercer County, WestVirginia Category Unincorporated communities in Virginia Category Unincorporated communities in WestVirginia TazewellVA geo stub MercerWV ... more details
Infobox settlement name West Grafton official name settlement type Unincorporated area Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps pushpin map WestVirginia pushpin map caption Location within the state of WestVirginia pushpin mapsize image map map caption Location within Taylor county image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Taylor County, WestVirginia Taylor government footnotes government type leader title Mayor leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total population density km2 auto General information timezone Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation ft 997 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 39 latm 20 lats 13 latNS N longd 80 longm 1 longs 31 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code s postal code area code blank name Geographic Names Information System GNIS ID blank info 1555944 ref gnis 1555944 ref website footnotes West Grafton is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Taylor County, WestVirginia Taylor County , WestVirginia . References reflist Taylor County, WestVirginia TaylorWV geo stub Category Unincorporated communities in WestVirginia Category Populated places in Taylor County, WestVirginia ... more details
Infobox settlement official name West Columbia, WestVirginia settlement type Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 pushpin map WestVirginia Location coordinates region US WV subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Mason County, WestVirginia Mason Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi area land sq mi area water sq mi Population population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 population density sq mi General information timezone Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft 571 latd 38 latm 58 lats 59 latNS N longd 82 longm 03 longs 49 longEW W coordinates display Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 25287 area code Area codes 304 and 681 304 & 681 blank name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank info 1555941 ref gnis 1555941 ref blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes West Columbia is an unincorporated community in Mason County, WestVirginia Mason County , WestVirginia , United States . West Columbia is located on the Ohio River and WestVirginia Route 62 convert 3 mi km southwest of Mason, WestVirginia Mason . West Columbia has a post office with ZIP code 25287. ref http www.zipinfo.com ... Mason County, WestVirginia Category Populated places in Mason County, WestVirginia Category Unincorporated communities in WestVirginia MasonWV geo stub ... more details
about the community in Pocahontas County West Union, Pocahontas County, WestVirginia the community in the WestVirginia Panhandle Dallas, WestVirginia Infobox settlement official name West Union, WestVirginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline West Union West Virginia.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Main Street in West Union in 2006 image flag image seal Maps image map WVMap doton WestUnion.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of West Union, WestVirginia image map1 mapsize1 ... name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Doddridge County, WestVirginia Doddridge Government government footnotes government type leader ... The Doddridge County Courthouse in West Union Image Middle Island Creek.jpg thumb 250px Middle Island Creek in West Union in 1996 West Union , incorporated July 20, 1881, is a town in Doddridge County, WestVirginia Doddridge County , WestVirginia . The population was 806 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Doddridge County, WestVirginia Doddridge County GR 6 . The mayor is Robert Fetty ... Virginia Route 18 the North Bend Rail Trail also passes through the town. ref DeLorme 1997 . West ... http www.wvencyclopedia.org articles 1012 title The WestVirginia Encyclopedia West Union date November 12, 2010 accessdate 2011 07 23 author Frank Engle McCallum publisher WestVirginia Humanities ... of WestVirginia s 21st governor. Governor Matthew M. Neely was born just south of West Union ... External links http www.westunion wv.com Town website Doddridge County, WestVirginia Category Populated places in Doddridge County, WestVirginia Category Towns in WestVirginia Category County seats in WestVirginia Category Northwestern Turnpike Category Clarksburg micropolitan area ca West Union Virg nia de l Oest es West Union Virginia Occidental fr West Union Virginie Occidentale nl West Union WestVirginia pt West Union Virg nia Ocidental vo West Union WestVirginia ... more details
Infobox settlement official name West Liberty, WestVirginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map WVMap doton WestLiberty.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of West Liberty shown in WestVirginia image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Ohio County, WestVirginia Ohio Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 1.7 area land km2 1.7 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.7 area land sq mi 0.7 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 1220 population density km2 720.4 population density sq mi 1865.9 General information timezone North American Eastern ... feature ID blank1 info 1555947 GR 3 website footnotes West Liberty is a town in Ohio County, WestVirginia Ohio County , WestVirginia , United States . The population was 1,220 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 census . It is the home of West Liberty University . It is part of the Wheeling, WestVirginia Wheeling metropolitan area Metropolitan Statistical Area . Geography West Liberty is located ... of those under age 18 and 15.7 of those age 65 or over. References references Ohio County, WestVirginia Northern Panhandle of WestVirginia Category Towns in WestVirginia Category Populated places in Ohio County, WestVirginia Category Wheeling metropolitan area ca West Liberty Virg nia de l Oest es West Liberty Virginia Occidental fr West Liberty Virginie Occidentale nl West Liberty WestVirginia pt West Liberty Virg nia Ocidental vo West Liberty WestVirginia ... more details
Infobox settlement official name West Milford, WestVirginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map WVMap doton WestMilford.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of West Milford, WestVirginia image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Harrison County, WestVirginia Harrison Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 1.4 area land km2 1.4 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.5 area land sq mi 0.5 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 651 population density km2 472.3 population density sq mi 1223.1 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation ... feature ID blank1 info 1555949 GR 3 website footnotes West Milford is a town in Harrison County, WestVirginia Harrison County , WestVirginia , United States . The population was 651 at the 2000 census. Geography West Milford is located at coord 39 12 9 N 80 24 13 W type city 39.202490, 80.403719 , GR 1 along the West Fork River . ref DeLorme 1997 . WestVirginia Atlas & Gazetteer . Yarmouth, Maine ... reflist Harrison County, WestVirginia Category Towns in WestVirginia Category Populated places in Harrison County, WestVirginia Category Clarksburg micropolitan area ca West Milford Virg nia de l Oest es West Milford Virginia Occidental nl West Milford WestVirginia pt West Milford Virg nia Ocidental vo West Milford ... more details
Infobox settlement official name West Hamlin, WestVirginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map WVMap doton WestHamlin.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of West Hamlin, WestVirginia image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Lincoln County, WestVirginia Lincoln Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 1.5 area land km2 1.4 area water km2 0.1 area total sq mi 0.6 area land sq mi 0.5 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 696 population density km2 493.8 population density sq mi 1278.9 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation m 179 elevation ft 587 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 38 ... ID blank1 info 1548934 GR 3 website footnotes West Hamlin is a town in Lincoln County, WestVirginia Lincoln County , WestVirginia , United States , along the Guyandotte River . The population was 696 at the 2000 census. Geography West Hamlin is located at coord 38 17 8 N 82 11 31 W type city ...?sectionid 13 West Hamlin Elementary http www.westhamlinfire.org West Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department Lincoln County, WestVirginia Category Towns in WestVirginia Category Populated places in Lincoln County, WestVirginia Category Guyandotte River Category Charleston, WestVirginia metropolitan area ca West Hamlin es West Hamlin Virginia Occidental nl West Hamlin pt West Hamlin vo West Hamlin ... more details
Infobox settlement official name West Logan, WestVirginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline Guyandotte River.jpg imagesize 250px image caption The Guyandotte River at West Logan image flag image seal Maps image map WVMap doton WestLogan.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of West Logan, WestVirginia image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates region US WV subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Logan County, WestVirginia Logan Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 0.9 area land km2 0.9 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.3 area land sq mi 0.3 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 418 population density km2 477.5 population density sq mi 1236.6 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation m 208 elevation ft 682 coordinates display 1 latd 37 latm 52 lats 10 latNS N longd 81 longm 59 longs 14 longEW W Area postal ... under age 18 and 12.5 of those age 65 or over. References references Logan County, WestVirginia Category Populated places in Logan County, WestVirginia Category Towns in WestVirginia Category Guyandotte River ca West Logan es West Logan Virginia Occidental nl West Logan pt West Logan vo West ... Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1555948 GR 3 website footnotes West Logan is a town in Logan County, WestVirginia Logan County , WestVirginia , United States , along the Guyandotte River . The population was 418 at the 2000 census. Geography West Logan is located at coord 37.869557 ... more details
Infobox military unit unit name Headquarters, State Area Command br VirginiaArmy National Guard image Image Virginia ARNG SSI.gif 200px caption Virginia JFHQ Shoulder Sleeve insignia dates country United States allegiance Virginia branch Army National Guard type ARNG Headquarters Command role size command structure Virginia National Guard current commander Brigadier General William Phillips II Land Component Commander garrison Sandston, Virginia march battles notable commanders anniversaries The VirginiaArmy National Guard is composed of approximately 7500 soldiers, 1200 airmen, and maintains ... provided by state law. VirginiaArmy National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same United States Army enlisted rank insignia enlisted ranks and United States Army officer rank insignia officer ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible ... than 24 months, individual states have differing policies . History The VirginiaArmy National Guard ... references External links http www.history.army.mil ARNG NG VA.htm Bibliography of VirginiaArmy National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History http vko.va.ngb.army.mil ... military agency army arng va.htm GlobalSecurity.org VirginiaArmy National Guard , accessed 28 Nov ... or units of the Virginia National Guard into state service during emergencies or to assist in special ... . The Virginia Guard also bestows a number of Awards and decorations of the National Guard state awards for local services rendered in or to the commonwealth of Virginia . Units and Formations Expand ... Image NGARMY.PNG thumb right Seal of the Army National Guard National Guard units can be mobilized ... United States Army Reserve Army Reserve members, National Guard members cannot be mobilized individually ... Army call for the typical National Guard unit or National Guardsman to serve one year of active ... Engineer Battalion are two of only nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit ... more details
Cleanup date March 2010 Infobox military unit unit name Army of Northern Virginia image Image ANV Flag.svg 300px caption Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia during Lee s command dates October 22, 1861 ... Smith br Robert E. Lee anniversaries The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force ... Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army Union Army of the Potomac . Three districts .... Origin Image Battle flag of the US Confederacy.svg thumb 150px Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag, designed by Beauregard The name Army of Northern Virginia referred to its primary area of operation ... all operational forces in northern Virginia. On July 20 and July 21, the Army of the Shenandoah ... between March 14 and May 17, 1862. The Army of the Potomac was renamed Army of Northern Virginia ... Virginia as of October 22, 1861 and the name Army of Northern Virginia can be seen as an informal ... received on June 1, and thus it is generally referred to today as the Army of Northern Virginia, even ... of Northern Virginia was General P.G.T. Beauregard under its previous name, the Confederate Army of the Potomac ... and forces under the Army of Northern Virginia. The flag was designed due to confusion during battle ... Virginia was officially created, officially ending the Army of the Potomac. The Department comprised ... thumb 100px General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Image Army of Northern Virginia Fredericksburg.svg thumb left 200px Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia at the time of the Battle of Fredericksburg December 1862 Image Army of Northern Virginia Wilderness.svg thumb left 200px Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia at the time of the Battle of the Wilderness ... N. Pendleton . ref name E889 Corps organization under Lee Although the Army of Northern Virginia swelled ... referred to as wings or commands First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia First Corps Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Second Corps Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Third Corps Fourth ... more details
VirginiaArmy National Guard History of WestVirginia History of WestVirginia History of WestVirginia ... Virginia flag of the state of WestVirginia The Great Seal of the State of WestVirginia Image Map of USA WV.svg thumb The location of the state of WestVirginia in the United States of America Image Map of WestVirginia NA.png thumb An enlargeable map of the state of WestVirginia see also Index of West ... to the U.S. state of WestVirginia TOC limit limit 2 General reference Names Common name WestVirginia ... name State of WestVirginia Abbreviations and name codes List of U.S. state abbreviations Postal symbol ... State previously used on Vehicle registration plates of WestVirginia license plates Panhandle State Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Adjectival s WestVirginia , WestVirginia n Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Demonym WestVirginia n, WestVirginia Mountaineer Geography of WestVirginia Main article Geography of WestVirginiaWestVirginia is a U.S. state , a State administrative ... Demographics of WestVirginia Population Population of WestVirginia 1,852,994 2010 U.S. Census ... QuickFacts WestVirginia ref Geography of WestVirginia Area Area of WestVirginia commons Atlas of WestVirginia Atlas of WestVirginia Places in WestVirginia Historic places in WestVirginia List of National Historic Landmarks in WestVirginia National Historic Landmarks in WestVirginia National Register of Historic Places listings in WestVirginia List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in WestVirginia Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in WestVirginia List of National Natural Landmarks in WestVirginia National Natural Landmarks in WestVirginia List of national parks in WestVirginia National parks in WestVirginia List of WestVirginia state parks State parks in WestVirginia Environment of WestVirginia Environment of WestVirginia Climate of WestVirginia Geology of WestVirginia Protected areas in WestVirginia List of WestVirginia ... more details
Infobox settlement See Template Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions name WestVirginia Central Junction native name native name lang ISO 639 2 code e.g. fr for French. If more than one, use lang instead settlement type Unincorporated area Unincorporated community image skyline image alt image caption image flag flag alt image seal seal alt image shield shield alt nickname motto image map map alt map caption pushpin map WestVirginia pushpin label position pushpin map alt pushpin map caption latd 39.4714822 longd 79.0611412 coor pinpoint coordinates type coordinates display inline,title coordinates footnotes ref name gnis subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Mineral County, WestVirginia Mineral subdivision type3 subdivision name3 established title established date founder seat type seat government footnotes leader party leader title leader name unit pref Metric or US or UK area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area water percent area note elevation footnotes elevation m 296 elevation ft 971 population footnotes population total population as of population density km2 auto population demonym population note timezone1 Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc ... website URL example.com footnotes WestVirginia Central Junction is a populated place in Mineral County, WestVirginia Mineral County , WestVirginia , United States. ref name gnis Gnis 1549974 ref ... across from Luke, Maryland . ref cite map publisher WestVirginia Department of Transportation title Mineral County, WestVirginia General Highway Map url http gis.wvdot.com gti County Maps Mineral 1 ..., WestVirginia Category Populated places in Mineral County, WestVirginia Category Unincorporated communities in WestVirginia WestVirginia geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of West Mississippi image caption dates country United States United States of America branch United States Army type role size command structure current commander garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles American Civil War notable commanders anniversaries The Army of West Mississippi was a Union army that served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War Western Theater of the American Civil War . It was virtually the same force as the Army of the Gulf , but was renamed when it became a part of the Military Division of West Mississippi, in the Department of the Gulf commanded by Major General Maj. Gen. Edward Richard Sprigg Canby Edward Canby . History After the disastrous Red River Campaign , Nathaniel P. Banks resigned from the army and command of the Department of the Gulf was given to Gen. Stephen Hurlbut , but the military forces in the region that comprised the Army of the Gulf saw little action. In August 1864, units from the department participated in the land attack at the Battle of Mobile Bay , directly commanded by Gen. Gordon Granger . In 1865, the XIII Corps ACW XIII Corps and XVI Corps ACW XVI Corps were transferred to the Division of West Mississippi and placed under the command of General Canby, who renamed the forces the Army of West Mississippi after the military division. The renamed army fought in the Battle of Spanish Fort and the subsequent Battle of Fort Blakely . When Canby was later appointed commander of the Department of the Gulf, the forces again took the title Army of the Gulf . Commander Major General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby E.R.S. Canby 1865 Major Battles Battle of Spanish Fort Canby Battle of Fort Blakely Canby Union Army Formations DEFAULTSORT Army Of West Mississippi Category Union armies West Mississippi, Army of Category Alabama in the American Civil War ... more details
Flickr References United States First Army Division West Headquarters, Public Affairs Office references Template U.S. Army Category United States Army Service Component Commands ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military unit unit name First Army Division Wast image File 1st Army.svg caption Shoulder Sleeve Insignia dates 7 March 2007 present country USA allegiance Regular Army branch Combined Arms type Training Support Division role size command structure current commander Maj. Gen. PERRY L. WIGGINS br Present garrison Fort Hood , Texas motto Train for Combat battles Operation Enduring Freedom br Horn of Africa br Kosovo notable commanders The First Army Division West is a division of the First United States Army . With its new role, the First United States Army developed two subordinate multi component headquarters one division to support the western United States and the other to support the eastern United States. First Army Division East was activated at Fort Meade , Maryland . First Army Division West was activated on 7 March 2007, and is headquartered at Fort Hood , Texas . First Army Division West was established by the Department of the Army to provide training and readiness oversight and mobilization operations for an area of responsibility spanning the states and territories west of the Mississippi River . First Army Division West is responsible for mobilizing, training, readiness oversight and deploying the United States Reserve Component and National Guard Soldiers, and selected Sailors and Airmen along with members of multiple interagency and governmental entities. The division is organized into eight brigades located throughout the wastern United States with 52 total battalions. First Army Division Wast is responsible for the following eight brigades. ref http www.hood.army.mil div west index.html ref File 5th ar bde.jpg 20px 5th Armored ... div west official site http www.facebook.com DivWest?v wall&ref ts Facebook http twitter.com ... more details
For the Confederate army of this name during the American Civil War, see Army of the West 1862 . For the French force of this name, see Army of the West 1793 . California Campaign California history sidebar Unreferenced date December 2009 The Army of the West was the name of the United States force commanded by Stephen W. Kearny during the Mexican American War , which played a prominent role in the conquest of New Mexico and California . It was headquartered at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas . After the war, it was broken up into the Department of the Pacific and the Department of the West . New Mexico Colonel Stephen W. Kearny initially commanded some 1,700 regular army and volunteer soldiers mustering at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas . Kearny was promoted to brigadier general , and he designated the force the Army of the West and advanced on the Santa Fe trail by the end of June 1846. Other American ... of U.S. troops in New Mexico. The forces left behind in New Mexico were still regarded as part of Army of the West . Price was able to successfully put down the Taos Revolt in the early part of 1847. Eventually the Army of the West would have some 4 5,000 soldiers operating in California, New Mexico ... been signed. In 1862, Sterling Price would command another force named Army of the West 1862 Army of the West ... House 1989 . External links California history DEFAULTSORT Army Of The West 1846 Category Military units and formations of the Mexican American War Army of the West Category California Campaign Category ... the 1st New York Volunteer Infantry and some regular army units arrived by ship in California. Kearny ... for further operations in New Mexico while Kearny with the remaining forces of the army proceeded ... was over. Chihuahua In late 1846, General Stephen W. Kearney headed west to California, where ... . The last major action of the army came in 1848 when Price, recently promoted to the rank of general ... See also Army of Occupation Mexico Bent s Old Fort National Historic Site Fort Marcy New Mexico ... more details
Infobox U.S. County county Fayette County state WestVirginia seal map Map of WestVirginia highlighting Fayette County.png map size 225 founded 1831 seat Fayetteville, WestVirginia Fayetteville largest city Oak Hill, WestVirginia Oak Hill area total sq mi 668 area land sq mi 664 area water sq mi 4 ... is a County US county located in the U.S. state of WestVirginia . As of the United States Census ... Its county seat is Fayetteville, WestVirginia Fayetteville GR 6 . History Fayette County was created ..., WestVirginia Greenbrier , Kanawha County, WestVirginia Kanawha , Nicholas County, WestVirginia Nicholas , and Logan County, WestVirginia Logan counties. It was named in honor of the Marquis de .... A substantial portion was subdivided from Fayette County to form Raleigh County, WestVirginia Raleigh ... the new state of WestVirginia during the American Civil War . In 1871, an Act of the WestVirginia Legislature severed a small portion to form part of Summers County, WestVirginia Summers County .... Plum Orchard Lake, a reservoir southwest of Oak Hill, is the second largest lake in WestVirginia ... 20px U.S. Highway 19 Image US 60.svg 20px U.S. Highway 60 Image WV 16.svg 20px WestVirginia Route 16 Image WV 41.svg 20px WestVirginia Route 41 Image WV 61.svg 20px WestVirginia Route 61 Adjacent counties Nicholas County, WestVirginia Nicholas County north Greenbrier County, WestVirginia Greenbrier County east Summers County, WestVirginia Summers County southeast Raleigh County, WestVirginia Raleigh County south Kanawha County, WestVirginia Kanawha County west National protected areas ... courthouse, Fayetteville, WestVirginia Fayetteville border 0 valign top Ansted, WestVirginia Town of Ansted Lochgelly, WestVirginia Fayetteville, WestVirginia Town of Fayetteville Gauley Bridge, WestVirginia Town of Gauley Bridge Meadow Bridge, WestVirginia Town of Meadow Bridge Montgomery, WestVirginia City of Montgomery part valign top Mount Hope, WestVirginia City of Mount Hope Oak ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of West Tennessee image File The Van Dorn Flag.png 200px caption Van Dorn s battleflag dates September 1862 to December 1862 country Confederate States of America allegiance branch Confederate States Army type role size command structure garrison garrison label nickname battles Second Battle of Corinth br Battle of Hatchie s Bridge disbanded notable commanders Earl Van Dorn for the Union army led originally by Ulysses S. Grant Army of West Tennessee File Earl Van Dorn.jpg thumb 200px Maj. Gen. Earl van Dorn The Army of West Tennessee was a short lived Confederate States Army Confederate army led by General officers in the Confederate States Army Major general Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn , which fought principally in the Second Battle of Corinth . The army was organized from elements of the Army of the West 1862 Army of the West on September 28, 1862, with Earl Van Dorn its first and only commander. On November 24, 1862, adjutant general Samuel Cooper general Samuel Cooper issued a ruling that the army s name and function were improper and on December 9, 1862, the units of the Army of West Tennessee were merged into the Army of Mississippi Army of Mississippi December 1862 Army of Mississippi under General officers in the Confederate States Army Lieutenant general Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton . History As part of his preparations for the Confederate ... at Ripley, Mississippi , on September 28 and placed himself under his command. Price s army was redesignated as Price s Corps the other parts of Van Dorn s army were the forces of his District of the Mississippi ... by Stephen A. Hurlbut was approaching from the west towards the Davis Bridge, thus cutting ... of the army reached another crossing six miles to the south during the resulting engagement, the Confederates ... on October 7, but due to the poor condition of his army and a shortage of supplies at Ripley he ... Category Armies of the Confederate States of America West Tennessee ... more details
Refimprove date February 2009 Baileysville is a former town in Wyoming County, WestVirginia . Most of the town was purchased by the United States Army United States Army Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers in the 1960s and 1970s for construction of the R. D. Bailey Lake . The Post Office was closed in 1973. The geographic name lived on in the local high school , Baileysville High School , which served a regional area and was actually located outside of the town proper. The school was closed in 2002 after consolidating with nearby Oceana High School WestVirginia Oceana High to form Westside High School WestVirginia Westside High School . External links Gnis 1553775 Baileysville, WestVirginia Wyoming County, WestVirginia coord 37 35 21 N 81 40 45 W region US WV type city source GNIS display title Category Unincorporated communities in WestVirginia Category Populated places in Wyoming County, WestVirginia WyomingWV geo stub ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of the West image File The Van Dorn Flag.png 200px caption Van Dorn ... to be popularly called the Army of the West. Price s troops were formally reconstituted as the Army .... ref Iuka Corinth Campaign Following the transfer of the Army of the West to Corinth, part of the army ..., covering northwestern Mississippi and northeastern Alabama, with the Army of the West ..., Mississippi on September 28, Price placed himself under Van Dorn s command. The Army of the West was redesignated ..., formed Van Dorn s Confederate Army of West Tennessee Army of West Tennessee . Lovell s division ... the army could reach another crossing six miles to the south. Maury formed a line on the west side ... over the Army of West Tennessee. Price was reassigned to the Trans Mississippi Department in February ... Missouri in the Civil War Category Armies of the Confederate States of America West, Army ... branch Confederate States Army type role size command structure garrison garrison label nickname ... disbanded notable commanders Earl Van Dorn br John P. McCown br Sterling Price For the U.S. army during the Mexican American War see Army of the West 1846 , and for the French Revolutionary army unit see Army of the West 1793 . The Army of the West was a military force within the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War that the was part of the Trans Mississippi Department and was composed ..., pp. 2, 19. ref During February 1862, the Union Army of the Southwest commanded by Brigadier General ... army but the process was slow and only one brigade was organized onto complete regiments by March another ... s army before the campaign started. ref Shea & Hess, pp. 23&ndash 25, 58. ref Van Dorn launched his ... called Big Mountain between the Confederates and the Union army. At this time, McCulloch received permission ..., since this would shorten the distance he would travel. However, a portion of the Union army, commanded ... positions and Van Dorn failed to order it to follow the army as a result, the Confederates were low ... more details
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