was included in the new state nevertheless as part of the Congressional statehood bill while Highland remained part of Virginia. In 1903, Ambrose Bierce wrote a column in The New York American about the visiting the battle site, entitled "A Bivouac of the Dead," recalling his involvement in the battle as a member of a Union regiment. Bierce wrote movingly about the sacrifice and suffering of the men in this little remembered battle in a remote area, and hauntingly about how little the battlefield had changed. Alternate Spelling The battle is also known as the Battle of Alleghany Camp, or the Battle of Alleghany Mountain, and Johnson was actually referred to in the South as "Alleghany Johnson", reflecting the usage that derives from the English colonial era rather than the French derivative, Allegheny. Contemporary accounts from the time in the South use the wording "Alleghany," including Johnson's own account of the battle published in the Staunton Spectator in March 1862. Camp Allegheny Historic District The Camp Allegheny Historic District is a national historic district encompassing one contributing structure and four contributing sites. They are the earthworks, site of hut and campground, cemetery, church site, and the site of the Yeager farmstead. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. See also Monongahela National Forest White Top — site of Union Army camp several miles west on Cheat Mountain References Further reading Geiger, Joe Jr. Holding the Line: The Battle of Allegheny Mountain and Confederate Defense of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, 1861-1862. Charleston, WV: Quarrier Press, 2012. Woodward, Eddie. "An Affair of Outposts: The Battle of Alleghany Mountain," West Virginia History 59: 1-35 (2003). Woodward, Eddie. "Crashing the Party: Alcohol & Alcohol Abuse within the Confederate Army of the Northwest," Civil War Times Illustrated 40(6): 48-54 (December 2001). External links Battle of Allegheny Mountain West Virginia Legislative Hand Book, 1928, West Virginia Archives and History Video tour of Camp Allegheny battlefield Battles of the American Civil War in West Virginia Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Western Virginia campaign Camp Allegheny Inconclusive battles of the American Civil War Pocahontas County, West Virginia in the American Civil War Protected areas of Pocahontas County, West Virginia 1861 in the American Civil War 1861 in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Pocahontas County, West Virginia Conflict sites on the National Register of Historic Places in