The War Between the States

The Civil War divided Dickenson County families with sons fighting on both Union and Confederate units. Many families, including the Swindalls and Vanovers, which supported the Union left the Dickenson County area and moved to Kentucky until the war was over.

• 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows in Dickenson County
  
• The Battle of Cranesnest -- COMING SOON
  
• Cranesnest Battlefield Confederate Monument
  
• The 39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Webpage -- many Southwest Virginia men enlisted here

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