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Appalachia, Battle of Charleston, Battle of Winfield, Charles Brown, civil war, Confederate Army, history, Hoge House, James W. Hoge, John Bowyer, Kanawha Valley, National Register of Historic Places, Phillip James Thurmond, Putnam County, slavery, Tallyrand Brown, Terry Lowry, Virginia Secession Convention, West Virginia, Winfield
Terry Lowry is THE authority on the Civil War in the Kanawha Valley. Stop 10 on his tour: James W. Hoge House in Winfield, WV. 29 September 2019. Here is a link to Terry’s latest book, The Battle of Charleston (2016): https://wvcivilwar.com/now-available-the-battle-of-charleston/
Built in 1838 by Charles Brown, his son Tallyrand sold it to Capt. John Bowyer. James W. Hoge acquired the home in 1857. He represented Putnam County at the Virginia Secession Convention in 1861, voting against secession.
Moved from its original location in 2004, the home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
This is the grave of Confederate Captain Phillip James Thurmond, who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Winfield (1864). For more about Capt. Thurmond, follow this link: https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/putnam_news/confederate-soldier-reburied-with-fanfare-military-rites/article_0c234fe9-6083-5fbf-b7ac-79d2fd87b889.html
Brandon Ray Kirk 
I wrote to the historical commission in Charleston about an error on the marker near Dr. Hoge’s house. They replied that it was the responsibility of the local society to correct it. The marker states that Dr. Hoge voted against the secession ordinance and never returned to Richmond, but this is wrong. His name is signed to the bottom of the secession ordinance, so he clearly returned to Richmond at some point in June. There are 29 signatures from West Virginia delegates, there was a total of 49 delegates, so most of West Virginia’s delegates eventually supported the ordinance.
Thank you for providing the correct history here at the blog.