165 YEARS AGO: Federal forces attack a Confederate detachment near Cheat Mountain in northwestern Virginia.
Category: West 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.
The New State of Kanawha
165 YEARS AGO: At the Second Wheeling Convention, representatives of Virginia’s northwestern counties approve seceding from the state and forming the new state of Kanawha, despite constitutional violations regarding state formation.