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Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches

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This place is significant not only because of the battle that took place but also for the military engineering. The engineering style the Confederates used is an excellent example of a "rammed earth fortification" which protected transportation routes as well. Also, this brought a new era to warfare
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and a new style of fighting in trenches rather than on an open field. It provided more protection and defense than the offensive strategy of fighting. The defensive method was used so the transports can pass by safely.
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The Fort Mill Ridge trenches are believed to be the best preserved battle trenches dating from the Civil War in existence. The trenches are located three miles southwest of Romney adjacent to the
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forces at Romney, camps were set up at nearby at Mechanicsburg Gap. The Confederates might have created these trenches but all throughout the war the Union had control of these trenches.
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in West Virginia that were originally dug between 1861 and 1862 to be later used in 1863 for the civil war. These trenches lined with
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Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches is located in Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches is located in West Virginia
Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches is located in the United States
Romney, West Virginia
39°19′28″N 78°47′37″W / 39.32444°N 78.79361°W / 39.32444; -78.79361
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Confederate
American Civil War
Romney
Northwestern Turnpike
South Branch Potomac River
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Fort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Area
U.S. Route 50
West Virginia Route 28
National Register of Historic Places
List of historic sites in Hampshire County, West Virginia


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