WV-095 Corricks Ford

Marker text: CORRICK'S FORD
After the battles of Philippi, Laurel Hill, and Rich Mountain, Gen. R. S. Garnett, new commander of the Confederates, led his army southward through the Tygarts Valley. His force was overtaken at Corrick's Ford, July 13, 1861, defeated, and Garnett killed.

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Location: US 219, in Parsons at junction with WV 72 , Tucker County, West Virginia

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