Beckley, Alfred, 1802-1888
Biographical Note
Alfred Beckley (1802-1888) was the founder of Beckley. West Virginia in 1838. He served the Virginia Militia 1849-1861. In 1861, he served in the Confederate Army under General Henry A. Wise, and was in charge of the 12th Brigade of the Virginia Militia in the Kanawha Valley. He resigned on February 28, 1862 and surrendered himself to Rutherford B. Hayes in Union-occupied Beckley in March 1862. He was taken as a prisoner of war to Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and released in June of 1862, after which he had no involvement in the Civil War. He died on May 26, 1888.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Confederate Repair Agreement For Beckley Mill, (West) Virginia
This collection contains the memorandum of an agreement between General John B. Floyd and Thomas J. Leaford of Fayette County, Virginia (now part of West Virginia), for $598.03 for damages to Alfred Beckley's mill. Leaford is also instructed to obtain a deed of trust from Beckley to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.