Civil War by Corinne Staats Fisher

The Jackson County Historical Society is pleased to be able to add the Civil War articles written by Corinne Staats Fisher to our website. The Jackson County Newspapers has given us permission to reprint these articles which appeared in The Jackson Herald weekly from April 1977 through January 1978.

Article	Date published in Jackson Herald
War Clouds Gather	April 8, 1977
The Aproaching Storm	April 15, 1977
The New State of West Virginia	April 22, 1977
The Civil War in Jackson County	April 29, 1977
Union Troops from Ohio in Jackson County	May 6, 1977
Confederate Troops Raised	May 13, 1977
More Troops for the War	May 20, 1977
Confederate Troops in Jackson County Part 1	May 27, 1977
Confederate Troops in Jackson County Part 2	June 3, 1977
Kentucky Infantry Marches thru Jackson	June 10, 1977
Moccasin Rangers Raid Ripley	June 17, 1977
4th Regiment Volunteer Infantry	June 24, 1977
9th West Virginia Infantry	July 1 and July 8, 1977
9th West Virginia Infantry Casualties	July 15, 1977
Neighbor Against Neighbor	July 22 and July 29, 1977
11th West Virginia Infantry Volunteers	August 5 and August 12, 1977
Confederate Soldiers in Jackson County Part 1	August 19 and August 26, 1977
Confederate Soldiers in Jackson County Part II	September 2 and September 9, 1977
Union Calvarymen of Jackson County	September 16, 1977
13th Regiment Infantry Volunteers	September 23, 1977
Union Soldiers vs Guerrillas	September 30, 1977
Confederate March Reaches Ravenswood	October 7, 1977
Jenkin's Raiders Reach Ravenswood	October 14 and October 21, 1977
Lightburn Retreated Through Jackson County	October 28, 1977
Child of The Storm	November 4, 1977
It Happened In 1863	November 11, 1977
The Battle Near Buffington Island	November 18, 1977
141st State Militia	December 2, December 9 and December 16, 1977
Jackson Countians Voted For Lincoln	December 23, 1977
Surrender At Appomattox	January 6, 1978
After The War Ended	January 13, 1978
After The War Was Over	January 20, 1978

Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge

The total number of covered bridges built in West Virginia is unknown. In 1981, the seventeen remaining covered bridges were listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Two of the seventeen bridges are located in Jackson County.

The Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge was built in 1889 at a cost of $1050.00. This bridge was originally built in Angerona, at Carnahan's Ford. The bridge was disassembled on September 10, 1924 and re-erected at its present site on the Left Fork of Sandy Creek. The bridge is also known as the New Era Covered Bridge, the Odaville Covered Bridge and the Sandyville Covered Bridge. It is located north of Sandyville at the intersection of Route 21 and Sarvis Fork Road. It is visible from Route 21. The bridge was completely rebuilt in 2000. Owned by the State of West Virginia, it is open to motor traffic.