Representatives of Virginia’s northwestern counties approve seceding from the state and forming the new state of Kanawha.
Category: West Virginia
Almost Open Opposition in Western Virginia
John B. Floyd ordered Henry A. Wise to join forces with him in western Virginia, but Wise is reluctant to comply.
Dimming Confederate Hopes in the Kanawha District
Feuding between Henry A. Wise and John B. Floyd greatly diminish Confederate chances of reclaiming the Kanawha Valley in western Virginia.
You Will Not Need Your Beautiful Flag
In western Virginia, a Federal force looks to capture the Great Kanawha Valley while Confederates try to consolidate their forces.
You Have Annihilated Two Armies
In northwestern Virginia, one Confederate commander surrendered his force, and another became the first general killed in action.
The Battle of Rich Mountain
A detachment of George B. McClellan’s Federal army attacks an isolated portion of Robert S. Garnett’s Confederate army near Beverly in northwestern Virginia.