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Summary

Description
English: Map shows western Virginia (eventually West Virginia) in 1862, with the Kanawha River Valley and nearby important points highlighted. In 1862 during the American Civil War, a group of small battles were fought in the region, including at Charleston.
Date
Source This is a portion of a map from page 41 of the book "Military Reminiscences of the Civil War", by Jacob Dolson Cox. It was published in 1900. The map has been modified with a label and highlighting of the Kanawha River Valley and important points nearby..
Author Jacob Dolson Cox modified by TwoScarsUp

Licensing

Public domain

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer .


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office ) before January 1, 1929.

Captions

The Kanawha River Valley was important to the Confederacy in 1862.