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Category: West Virginia

Confederates Forage in West Virginia

January 31, 2019 WalterCoffey

January 31, 1864 – Confederate forces scoured the Shenandoah Valley and West Virginia to feed the armies, while Federals in the region began panicking at

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West Virginia: Early Chases Averell

December 22, 2018 WalterCoffey

December 22, 1863 – A new Confederate force moved into West Virginia to stop Federal raiding in the region, and endured freezing cold in the

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The Droop Mountain Engagement

November 6, 2018 WalterCoffey

November 6, 1863 – An engagement occurred as part of Brigadier General William W. Averell’s Federal raid on Confederate supply lines in West Virginia. On

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Averell Raids into West Virginia

August 5, 2018 WalterCoffey

August 5, 1863 – Federal Brigadier General William W. Averell initiated another of the war’s many raids into West Virginia, which culminated in an engagement

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The Camp Allegheny Engagement

December 12, 2016 WalterCoffey

December 12, 1861 – Brigadier General Robert H. Milroy’s Federal advance from Cheat Mountain led to defeat in the last significant clash of the year

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