Jenkins Raid

Union General Jacob D. Cox and about 5,000 Kanawha Division troops were reassigned to the defense of Washington

Brigadier General Albert G. Jenkins set out on a daring cavalry raid north of the Kanawha Valley

Battle of Second Manassas

Albert Jenkins was appointed brigadier general

Union troops burned and destroyed Mercer Salt works

An attempt was made by the Union forces to halt the rout at Charleston

Confederates defeated Union troops in the Battle of Charleston; Union forces burned various supply sites, including the Bank of Charleston, Mercer Academy, and the Methodist Church, before evacuating

Confederate artillery and infantry under General Loring drove Union troops from Charleston

Confederate forces won temporary control of the Kanawha Valley forcing Joseph Lightburn's army out