Created by Tom Horn on 30 Nov 2009, Last Update on 30 Nov 2009

Cheat Mountain - 12 Sep 1861

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee directed his first offensive of the war. The strategy included a two-pronged simultaneous attack against the fortress on the summit of Cheat Mountain and against entrenchments at Elk Water.

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