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| Site Name |
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Bulltown Historic Area |
| Street Address |
2550 South Main Street |
| City / State / Zip |
Burnsville WV, 26335 |
| Phone number |
304-452-8170 |
| Web Page |
http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/projects/lakes/bus/bulltown/ |
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| Admission Fee |
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Free. |
| Hours |
Interpretive center, May-Sept. 10:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. |
| Visitor services |
Interpretive center, information, rest rooms, handicapped access (some trails are paved; unpaved trails may require somone to assist those in wheelchairs); camping, trails; seasonal tours of battlefield and historic village or by appointment. |
| Regular Events |
Battle of Bulltown Reenactment is held every two years. The next battle will be October 11th, 2009. |
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| Directions |
From I-79 exit at Flatwoods or Roanoke, West Virginia, and follow signs for Bulltown, Burnsville Lake (approximately 10 miles from Flatwoods and 20 miles from the Roanoke exit on U.S. 19 and State Route 4). |
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| Site Description |
The Battle of Bulltown occurred at the site of fortifications on a knoll overlooking a key covered bridge that once crossed the Little Kanawha River along the Weston-Gauley Turnpike. The highway was the artery for transportation in central West Virginia, connecting the norther and sothern portions of the state. Had Confederate commander (and Stonewall Jackson's cousin) Col. William L. "Mudwall" Jackson's assault on Bulltown been successful, he would have cut communications between troops in northern West Virginia and the Kanawha Valley, creating an opportunity to march on Wheeling, the center of Union support in West Virginia. At the site are fortifications dug to protect the fort, the burial site of seven unknown Confederate soldiers, intact sections of the turnpike, and the Cunningham House. The Cunningham House sheltered supporters of the Confederacy at the time of the Civil War. Today it serves as the center of Historic Bulltown Village, including farm buildings, two relocated log homes, and the log St. Michael's Church that date from before the Civil War.
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Have a correction or additional information about this site? See something amiss? Email cwdt@civilwar.org!
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