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Sketch of a men gathered for a militia meeting. General muster of militia at a West Virginia county seat before the Civil War, required to be held at least once each year. No uniforms were provided, and few were owned and worn-officers were distinguished by colored sashes and each man provided his own arms. Because of division in the ranks, these county militia regiments were of little use in the Civil War. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'

1. Militia Gathering

IDNO:
001256
Title:
Militia Gathering
Date:
undated
Description:
Sketch of a men gathered for a militia meeting. General muster of militia at a West Virginia county seat before the Civil War, required to be held at least once each year. No uniforms were provided, and few were owned and worn-officers were distinguished by colored sashes and each man provided his own arms. Because of division in the ranks, these county militia regiments were of little use in the Civil War. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'West Virginia in the Civil War.'
Brevet Major General David Hunter Strother, of Berkeley Springs, who is perhaps best known as the "Porte Crayon" author and artist. From a wartime sketch made by J.H. Diss Debar. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'

2. Strother, Brevet Major General David Hunter

IDNO:
001296
Title:
Strother, Brevet Major General David Hunter
Date:
undated
Description:
Brevet Major General David Hunter Strother, of Berkeley Springs, who is perhaps best known as the "Porte Crayon" author and artist. From a wartime sketch made by J.H. Diss Debar. See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 6610 and Boyd Stutler's 'WV in the Civil War.'
Sketch of a stagecoach in front of a house.

3. Stagecoach on Jeems and Kanawha Pike, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
007184
Title:
Stagecoach on Jeems and Kanawha Pike, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1846
Description:
Sketch of a stagecoach in front of a house.
'Major Minter Bailey, surveyor of Lewis County, and owner of the Bailey House, (left) and Colonel John Stringer, (right). Copy of a sketch from life by J. H. Diss Debar, 1847, made in "old" Bailey Hotel, Weston. From original in Department Archives and History.'

4. Major Minter Bailey (left) and Colonel John Stringer

IDNO:
027107
Title:
Major Minter Bailey (left) and Colonel John Stringer
Description:
'Major Minter Bailey, surveyor of Lewis County, and owner of the Bailey House, (left) and Colonel John Stringer, (right). Copy of a sketch from life by J. H. Diss Debar, 1847, made in "old" Bailey Hotel, Weston. From original in Department Archives and History.'
This picture is from a drawing produced by J. H. Dis DeBar, 1846, Western Virginia [West Virginia] For more information, see Roy B. Cook note book on Andrew Jackson.

5. Drawing of Stage Coach in 1846

IDNO:
033108
Title:
Drawing of Stage Coach in 1846
Date:
1846
Description:
This picture is from a drawing produced by J. H. Dis DeBar, 1846, Western Virginia [West Virginia] For more information, see Roy B. Cook note book on Andrew Jackson.