Cemeteries in Culloden, West Virginia

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When its post office and train station were established, he suggested "Culloden," possibly in honor of the Battle of Culloden, Scotland, because there were so few places with that name in the U.S. Another less likely story asserts that it was named because railroad ties were culled and loaded here during the ...

Culloden Moor, Grave-marker inscribed 'Clans MacGillivray Maclean Maclachlan Athol Highlanders.

Among those clans who fought with the Prince at Culloden were: Cameron, Chisholm, Drummond, Farquharson, Ferguson, Fraser, Gordon, Grant, Innes, MacDonald, MacDonell, MacGillvray, MacGregor, MacInnes, MacIntyre, Mackenzie, MacKinnon, MacKintosh, MacLachlan, MacLeod or Raasay, MacPherson, Menzies, Murray, Ogilvy, ...

West Virginia's first settlers were Scots-Irish, sometimes mistakenly called Scotch- Irish. Protestants by birth, they-or perhaps their parents-came to this country to escape the bitter conflict between the Anglican English and the Irish Catholics.

Fought near Inverness in Scotland on 16 April 1746, the Battle of Culloden was the climax of the Jacobite Rising (1745-46). The forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, attempting to reclaim the throne for his family, met a British army led by the Duke of Cumberland, son of the Hanoverian King George II.

A number of Scots fought at Culloden. On the Jacobite side, this included clans Maclean, Stewart of Appin, Mackintosh, MacDonald, and Fraser, as well as the Atholl Highlanders. On the government side, this included clans Sutherland, MacKay, Ross and Grant to name a few.

What happened to Bonnie Prince Charlie after Culloden? When Prince Charles escaped from the battlefield at Culloden, he left almost all his personal possessions behind. During the months that followed he was hunted by government forces throughout the western Highlands and Isles.

Culloden was the last pitched battle on British soil and, in less than an hour, around 1,300 men were slain – about 1,250 of them Jacobites.

After the battle, the British army hunted down and killed clan chiefs and sympathizers. They banned kilts, tartans, bagpipes, and even the local language. Scottish Highland culture would never fully recover.

Fought near Inverness in Scotland on 16 April 1746, the Battle of Culloden was the climax of the Jacobite Rising (1745-46). The forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, attempting to reclaim the throne for his family, met a British army led by the Duke of Cumberland, son of the Hanoverian King George II.

The Jacobite leadership was indecisive. Their army was not at full force as some men had gone to Inverness for food while others had yet to arrive at the Jacobite camp. Poor ground conditions further hampered the planned attack.

Culloden was the last pitched battle on British soil and, in less than an hour, around 1,300 men were slain – about 1,250 of them Jacobites.