District of the Kanawha

District of the Kanawha, was a Union Army District of the Department of Western Virginia. The District was merged into the Mountain Department on March 11, 1862.

Commander

Brig. Gen. Jacob D. Cox Oct. 11, 1861 – March 11, 1862 [1]

Posts in District of the Kanawha

Post at Point Pleasant 1862
Buffalo
Charleston
Gauley Bridge
- Camp Tompkins (1861–1862), near Gauley Bridge
Summersville
Fayetteville
- Fort Toland, (1862–1863), later renamed Fort Scammon.
- Battery McMullan, near Fort Toland

Notes

Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, p. 830, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3

References

National Archives, Guide to Federal Records; Records of United States Army Continental Commands, 1821–1920 (Record Group 393), 1817–1940 (bulk 1817–1920)

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