view of Grafton.2 |
1 his commission as brigadier was dated May 17, 1861, or sixteen days earlier than the battle in which his gallantry won the reward.
2 this village is situated among the hills, with the most picturesque scenery around it. Here the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, leading to Parkersburg, on the Ohio River, and the Northwestern Railway, leading to Wheeling, have a connection. It was an important military strategic point.
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