The town of Beverly on the Staunton Parkersburg Turnpike was dramatically affected by the Civil War. After the battles of Rich Mountain and Laurel Hill many residents fled further south. The town became a supply depot, hospital center and headquarters for the Union. As a result, Beverly was a target of two raids by the Confederacy, the Jones-Imboden Raid (April-May 1863) and Rosser’s Raid (January 11, 1865). Shown below are some of the homes used as hospitals, McClellan’s headquarters and a telegraph office, in addition to markers relevant to the Civil War.

The Hart House served as a hospital during the war.

McClellan sent the telegraph to Washington, D.C. informing President Lincoln and General-in-Chief Winfield Scott of the victory at Rich Mountain from the Crawford House which he had set up as a telegraph office and his headquarters.

The Logan House was the site of the first amputation performed by a Confederate physician.

The Goff House was the site of a Union hospital. It is an antique mall today.

Laura Arnold Jackson was Stonewall Jackson’s sister and a staunch Unionist. She nursed sick Union officers here.