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"This battle should not be confused with other battles with similar names that occurred in Charleston, Missouri, and South Carolina's Charleston Harbor." - I think a standard top-of-the-page hatnote pointing to the dab page
Battle of Charleston might be cleaner.
"After a victory at Fayetteville on September 10" - the link to Fayetteville here is a bit of a
MOS:EGG issue, as it appears to link to a place, not a battle
"Exceptions to Cox's orders were about 5,000 troops left behind and put under the command of Colonel Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn." - double-check the pagination on this? The total of 5,000 left in the Kanawha is on p. 225 I think
"In 1862, the Kanawha Valley was important to the Confederacy because of its salt deposits and its potential for new army recruits" - was the Kanawha Valley heavily Unionist like most of WV at the time?
In the southern half of western Virginia, many of the people from the mountains were pro-Union, while the majority in the large valleys were pro-Confederate. Bushwhackers were a big problem. Confederate Colonel
George Patton Sr. was from Charleston. Brigadier General
Albert G. Jenkins was from Cabell County (not far from the Ohio River and the valley). Brigadier General John Echols was from Monroe County (south of Lewisburg). A Union soldier described Lewisburg as a "hot rebel town". If you think it is worthwhile to add this sentence "In the southern half of western Virginia, many of the people from the mountains were pro-Union, while the majority in the large valleys were pro-Confederate." The source is a former governor of West Virginia in his 1916 book.
TwoScars (
talk)
22:35, 5 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Starr is a three-volume work, and which volume is being used should be indicated (I'm assuming Vol. 2 based on a review of my print copies)
Fixed. (It is Vol II)
"three rifled and three smooth bore" - I'd be a bit hesitant to link to the 3-inch ordinance rifle and the 6-pounder field gun here - personally I think the source is too vague to rule out say the
M1841 12-pounder howitzer for the smoothbore or some other stray type of piece. Gilbert's report refers to two 10-pounder guns, which could be either the 3-inch ordinance rifle or a 10-pounder Parrott conceviably
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
"This battle should not be confused with other battles with similar names that occurred in Charleston, Missouri, and South Carolina's Charleston Harbor." - I think a standard top-of-the-page hatnote pointing to the dab page
Battle of Charleston might be cleaner.
"After a victory at Fayetteville on September 10" - the link to Fayetteville here is a bit of a
MOS:EGG issue, as it appears to link to a place, not a battle
"Exceptions to Cox's orders were about 5,000 troops left behind and put under the command of Colonel Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn." - double-check the pagination on this? The total of 5,000 left in the Kanawha is on p. 225 I think
"In 1862, the Kanawha Valley was important to the Confederacy because of its salt deposits and its potential for new army recruits" - was the Kanawha Valley heavily Unionist like most of WV at the time?
In the southern half of western Virginia, many of the people from the mountains were pro-Union, while the majority in the large valleys were pro-Confederate. Bushwhackers were a big problem. Confederate Colonel
George Patton Sr. was from Charleston. Brigadier General
Albert G. Jenkins was from Cabell County (not far from the Ohio River and the valley). Brigadier General John Echols was from Monroe County (south of Lewisburg). A Union soldier described Lewisburg as a "hot rebel town". If you think it is worthwhile to add this sentence "In the southern half of western Virginia, many of the people from the mountains were pro-Union, while the majority in the large valleys were pro-Confederate." The source is a former governor of West Virginia in his 1916 book.
TwoScars (
talk)
22:35, 5 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Starr is a three-volume work, and which volume is being used should be indicated (I'm assuming Vol. 2 based on a review of my print copies)
Fixed. (It is Vol II)
"three rifled and three smooth bore" - I'd be a bit hesitant to link to the 3-inch ordinance rifle and the 6-pounder field gun here - personally I think the source is too vague to rule out say the
M1841 12-pounder howitzer for the smoothbore or some other stray type of piece. Gilbert's report refers to two 10-pounder guns, which could be either the 3-inch ordinance rifle or a 10-pounder Parrott conceviably
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.