William Nelson’s Federals win a minor victory in eastern Kentucky but fail in their ultimate goal of destroying the enemy.
Category: West Virginia
The Western Virginia Campaign Fizzles Out
Robert E. Lee returns to Richmond after his three-month campaign in western Virginia that many southerners consider a miserable failure.
Terribly Grand and Terrific
Federal forces attack a Confederate detachment near Cheat Mountain in northwestern Virginia.
Floyd and Wise Finally Part Ways
Confederates fall back in southwestern Virginia as the long dispute between John B. Floyd and Henry A. Wise finally comes to an end.
The Cheat Mountain Expedition
While Federals threatens Confederates in the Kanawha Valley, another Confederate force to the north targets Federals on Cheat Mountain.
The Carnifex Ferry Engagement
William S. Rosecrans’s Federals clash with John B. Floyd’s Confederates as Rosecrans tries to strengthen his foothold in western Virginia.