Battle of Corrick's Ford Monument (Parsons, West Virginia)

Battle of Corrick's Ford Monument (Parsons, West Virginia)

This monument was erected and unveiled in 1938 in front of the Tucker County courthouse in commemoration of the Battle of Corrick’s Ford, which took place on July 13, 1861. Following their defeat at the Battle of Rich Mountain (Randolph County, West V.A.), 4,000 Confederate troops retreated into Tucker County and were attacked by 6,000 Union troops on Cheat River, near the town of Parsons where the courthouse is located. This was the last of a series of engagements between the troops of Union Brigadier General Thomas A. Morris and Confederate Brigadier General Robert S. Garnett, whose names are inscribed on the plaque. The monument commemorates both Union and Confederate soldiers who fought at Corrick's Ford. On the upper panel of the monument, above the plaque, is an alloy bas-relief of two crossed sabers (edge down), which could be in reference to the standard symbol for U.S. Cavalry during the Civil War that was worn on the front of the dress, forage cap or kepi. Since this official insignia was sported by cavalrymen with the edges of its sabers up, the artist could have chosen to point the blades downwards as a symbol of mourning. This is not the only existing Civil War monument with ‘reversed’ official symbols for different branches of service (i.e. crossed muskets with muzzles down for infantry or crossed cannons with barrels down for artillery).

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Battle of Corrick's Ford Monument (Parsons, West Virginia)

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Monument

State of West Virginia and Tucker County Historical Society

State of West Virginia and Tucker County Historical Society

1861 - 1865 Corrick's Ford Battle engagement between Federal troops under Gen. T.A. Morris and Confederate troops under Gen. R.S. Garnett, one mile south, July 13, 1861. Garnett, mortally wounded in this action, was the first general to fall during the war.

West Virginia

Tucker

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Parsons

City