165 YEARS AGO: Robert E. Lee returns to Richmond after his three-month campaign in western Virginia that many southerners consider a miserable failure.
Category: West Virginia
Terribly Grand and Terrific
165 YEARS AGO: Federal forces attack a Confederate detachment near Cheat Mountain in northwestern Virginia.
Floyd and Wise Finally Part Ways
165 YEARS AGO: Confederates fall back in southwestern Virginia as the long dispute between John B. Floyd and Henry A. Wise finally comes to a bitter end.
The Cheat Mountain Expedition
165 YEARS AGO: While William S. Rosecrans’s Federals operate against Confederates near Carnifex Ferry, another Confederate force to the north targets Federals stationed on Cheat Mountain.
The Carnifex Ferry Engagement
165 YEARS AGO: William S. Rosecrans’s Federals clash with John B. Floyd’s Confederates as Rosecrans tries to strengthen his foothold in western Virginia.
Vacillating and Harassing Orders
165 YEARS AGO: In western Virginia, Confederate Generals John B. Floyd and Henry A. Wise bicker over where their troops should be positioned, which hinders their chances to hold the region against approaching Federals.