Battle of Charleston
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The Battle of Charleston was a Confederate victory in Kanawha County, Virginia, on September 13, 1862, during the American Civil War. Troops led by Major General William W. Loring defeated a Union force led by Colonel Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn. This battle, which featured the extensive use of artillery but few casualties, was the second major fight in Loring's Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862 that succeeded in driving Union forces out of the Kanawha River Valley. All points in the Kanawha River Valley were in the southwestern part of Virginia at the time of the battle, but are now part of the state of West Virginia.
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1862 Battle of Charleston
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862 | military campaign | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1861 | Battle of Scary Creek | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Battle of Charleston | battle | Wikidata |