North vs South Battle at Bulltown Traditional Cache
North vs South Battle at Bulltown
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Cache is hidden near the Overlook on the Union side of the river, parking is available at the Bulltown Historic area, please make time to enjoy the area.
In the fall of 1863, William L. "Mudwall" Jackson, the cousin of "Stonewall" Jackson, led a raiding party of 800 men into central West Virginia to capture the strategic "fort" at Bulltown which overlooked an important crossing of the Little Kanawha River. The goal was to cut Federal communications between the Greenbrier and Kanawha Valleys.
The Union garrison of roughly 400 men was commanded by Captain William Mattingly. The Union troops manned a "fort" of makeshift log barricades and shallow trenches which can still be seen today.
Copied from information on Wikipedia for a more detailed account of the battle go to the link provided.
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