# Talk:Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862

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Nominator: TwoScars (talk · contribs) 16:18, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 19:53, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
I'll get to this shortly--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:53, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

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link steamboat, Raleigh Courthouse, Summerville (are Summersville and Summerville the same place?)
Since Lowry uses "Summersville", changed to references to Summerville to Summersville. TwoScars (talk) 22:00, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
steamboat and Raleigh Court House now linked (although Beckley (Raleigh Court House) is linked in Note 6). TwoScars (talk) 22:07, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
Be more specific when identifying the Union artillery
Modified sentence under "More fighting in Fayette County" to say: At that location they could see the pursuing Confederate forces. Siber continued the retreat while leaving a small force to delay the Confederates—including a detachment of the 47th Ohio artillery consisting of two howitzers. TwoScars (talk) 16:23, 5 August 2025 (UTC)
Added sentence in second paragraph under "More fighting in Fayette County": The artillery was a portion of the 4th Loyal Virginia (a.k.a. 4th West Virginia) battery, and consisted of a brass 10-pounder rifled James piece and one iron smooth bore 6-pounder. TwoScars (talk) 16:33, 5 August 2025 (UTC)
Any more info on what types of guns the Confederates had?
Added info (where I could) under Opposing forces section: Byron's Battery had lost its guns earlier in the Battle of Lewisburg, but had two guns for the Kanawha Valley Campaign. Its excess men were armed with muskets and assisted Edgar's Battalion. Chapman's Battery had one 24-pounder howitzer, two brass 12-pounder howitzers, and two 6-pounder rifled artillery pieces. Lowry's and Otey's units consisted of light artillery. Stamp's Battery had two smooth-bore 6-pounders, one 3-inch rifled gun, and one brass 12-pounder. TwoScars (talk) 16:11, 5 August 2025 (UTC)
All three posts were near major roads, and Gauley Bridge is at the junction of the Gauley and New rivers, which combine to form the Kanawha River. Most of this is redundant to the background section. The rest should be folded into the prior sentence.
Dropped sentence, and modified the previous sentence to: This put the majority of the Union forces closer together at Fayetteville, Gauley Bridge, and Summersville—and solidified their control of intersections and bridges belonging to the area's major roads and rivers. TwoScars (talk) 15:24, 5 August 2025 (UTC)
but their artillery had little effect This is awkward. Perhaps "with little effect" or "to little effect"
Changed sentence to: With little effect, the two sides traded cannon fire across the Elk River until sunset. TwoScars (talk) 15:11, 5 August 2025 (UTC)
Can you offer any concrete evidence of Loring's failure to cooperate?
Modified sentence to: Citing lack of cooperation with the support of other units, Confederate leadership removed Loring from command on October 15, and his replacement was Major General John Echols. Then added footnote: It was claimed that Loring disobeyed orders to report his command to Lieutenant General Stonewall Jackson at a certain point on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and instead moved his command only to Red Sulphur Springs. Another claim was that Loring did not report to General Robert E. Lee in Winchester, Virginia. TwoScars (talk) 14:58, 5 August 2025 (UTC)
Emphasize that Jenkin's troops commanded the lower Kanawha, even if Lightburn didn't actually know where he was. And what happened to Jenkins's troops after the Battle of Charleston?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:37, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
Added to the "Jenkins's raid" section at the end: His position along the tributary Coal River would enable him to prevent a Union retreat to Ohio along the most direct route, the Kanawha River. TwoScars (talk) 17:02, 5 August 2025 (UTC)
Added to the "Retreat to Ohio" section: He had successfully evaded Jenkins, who abandoned his attempt to get in Lightburn's rear. TwoScars (talk) 17:15, 5 August 2025 (UTC)