In a message dated 3/29/2005 9:51:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, lindatrent@zoomnet.net writes: Hi Neil, I believe you're referring to Jenkins raid on Point Pleasant. I put on the Struggle for Statehood event held in Cabell County last year, and we used newspaper accounts to document our activities. The following site has several accounts of the Battle of Point Pleasant from the Gallipolis Journal. http://struggleforstatehood.homestead.com/ORS.html Linda Trent lindatrent@zoomnet.net > Sometime in the past I read an account of a river boat clash during the > Civil War in which some Gallia County men who were not in the army or navy > were > recruited on an emergency basis for a skirmish on the Kanawha River in > West > Virginia. I believe it was in about April of 1863. Does anyone know of > any > written accounts? I no longer recall where I originally read it, but I > wonder > if there were newspapers reports from that time, and if they would > contain > the names or those who participated. ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. Linda, Thanks so much for the prompt reply. The web site is exactly what I was looking for. Neil