John Henry Cammack was a prominent citizen of early Huntington, having come here from Williamstown, WV before 1883. He helped in the building of the old Fifth Avenue Baptist Church on 10th Street. He was a devoted parishioner of the church all of his life. He m. Mary Jane Fox, October 1866 and they had three children: [1]Lucius H., [2]John Willie and Charles W. Cammack. Willie died in infancy. His estate was built on pioneering the insurance trade in the growing city of Huntington. He served in the Confederate Army, 20th Virginia Cavalry, Co. "I" the last two years of the war. He started the war in Porterfield's command when they attempted to hold the bridge at Phillipi. SOURCE: "Personal Recollections of Private John Henry Cammack: A Soldier of the Confederacy 1861-1865", by John Henry Cammack - Written at the urgent request of his family and friends during the last years of his life, first published by Paragon Printing Co. Huntington, WV in 1920, reprinted by Marshall University Library Associates 1991, paperback, 166 pages.
SOURCE: Historical Data Systems, Inc., P.O.Box 35, Duxbury, Ma 02331 www.civilwardata.com
SOURCE: Historical Data Systems, Inc., P.O.Box 35, Duxbury, Ma 02331 www.civilwardata.com
John Henry Cammack was a prominent citizen of early Huntington, having come here from Williamstown, WV before 1883. He helped in the building of the old Fifth Avenue Baptist Church on 10th Street. He was a devoted parishioner of the church all of his life. He m. Mary Jane Fox, October 1866 and they had three children: [1]Lucius H., [2]John Willie and Charles W. Cammack. Willie died in infancy. His estate was built on pioneering the insurance trade in the growing city of Huntington. He served in the Confederate Army, 20th Virginia Cavalry, Co. "I" the last two years of the war. He started the war in Porterfield's command when they attempted to hold the bridge at Phillipi. SOURCE: "Personal Recollections of Private John Henry Cammack: A Soldier of the Confederacy 1861-1865", by John Henry Cammack - Written at the urgent request of his family and friends during the last years of his life, first published by Paragon Printing Co. Huntington, WV in 1920, reprinted by Marshall University Library Associates 1991, paperback, 166 pages.
SOURCE: Historical Data Systems, Inc., P.O.Box 35, Duxbury, Ma 02331 www.civilwardata.com
SOURCE: Historical Data Systems, Inc., P.O.Box 35, Duxbury, Ma 02331 www.civilwardata.com
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