Mountain Warfare in Ea.KY, W.VA,
SW.VA and Ea.TN

1861~1865



"Near Cumberland Gap..."

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It is my intent to collect as much information as possible on the units that operated in the border area of Eastern Kentucky, Western Virginia, South-Western Virginia and Eastern Tennessee. The focus will be mainly on partisan rangers, irregular CSA outfits and mountain guerrillas, as well as on some of the personalities that commanded these units.



CONTENT


~ CONFEDERATE ~

SID AND DAVE COOK AND "COOK'S GUERRILLAS"

COLONEL MENIFEE, 4TH VIRGINIA STATE LINE

"REBEL BILL SMITH", SMITH'S BATTALION KY AND VA CAV

COLONEL WITCHER AND HIS 34th VA CAV

CHAMP FERGUSON'S INDEPENDENT KY AND TN CAV



~ UNION ~

ALF KILLEN

JOEL D. "DUSTY PANTS" LONG

UNION GUERRILLAS OF THE UPPER CUMBERLAND REGION, TN



~ ENGAGEMENTS ~

JENKINS' RAID INTO SOUTH-EAST OHIO ~ August 1862

THE BATTLE OF CRANESNEST, VIRGINIA ~ November 9, 1864



~ GENERAL READING ~

"APPALACHIA'S" CIVIL WAR GENESIS
by Kenneth Noe

"KEEPING THE HOMEFIRE BURNING"
Civil War in Southeastern Kentucky, by Holly Fee



~ MAPS ~

1865 EASTERN KENTUCKY MAP
From Johnson's Atlas

TENNESSEE ~ KENTUCKY 1835 BRADFORD ATLAS MAP
A TNGenWeb Historic Map

1834 TANNER'S MAP OF TENNESSEE
A TNGenWeb Historic Map

MAPS OF THE UPPER CUMBERLAND REGION, TN



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