Military
Confederates built Camp Garnett to block the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. Soldiers here felled trees, dug trenches and stacked rocks for protection. Fortifications covered the hills overlooking this road, forming a fearsome obstacle for General McClellan's army. "The regiment will be able to hold five times their number in check… if they will stand to their work." Confederate General R.S. Garnett
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