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Kanawha Gap just outside the town. While the main Confederate body, consisting of the Logan County Militia, was preparing their entrenchments at Kanawha Gap, Lt-Col. Enyart's men began to attack the militia on the outskirts of the town. The 1st Kentucky poured a deadly fire into the Confederates, completely routing the force in the town and killing or capturing over 50 men.
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510:Graham, Michael B. (2014).
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388:1st Kentucky Infantry
351:Battle of Scary Creek
304:Battle of Kanawha Gap
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