▁supplied , ▁General ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁agreed ▁to ▁let ▁Johnson ▁abandon ▁the ▁post ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Mountain ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁By ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁Johnson ' s ▁constructed ▁Fort ▁Edward ▁Johnson ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁on ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Mountain , ▁just ▁ 2 6 ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁Sta un ton . ▁However , ▁the ▁new ▁fort ification ▁was ▁soon ▁abandoned ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁when ▁Johnson ▁left ▁to ▁rende z vous ▁with ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ▁of ▁Gen . ▁Thomas ▁" St one wall " ▁Jackson ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mc D ow ell . ▁ ▁The ▁batt les ▁in ▁the ▁rug ged ▁and ▁mountain ous ▁region ▁of ▁western ▁Virginia ▁were ▁small ▁by ▁later ▁standards ▁but ▁left ▁an ▁end uring ▁foot print ▁because ▁those ▁count ies ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁Union ▁control ▁formed ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Camp ▁Al leg hen y ▁( and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mc D ow ell , ) ▁the ▁future ▁state ▁line ▁between ▁Virginia ▁and ▁West ▁Virginia ▁would ▁begin ▁and ▁stop ▁at ▁the ▁P oc oh ant as ▁and ▁High land ▁County ▁line , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁count ies ▁shared ▁the ▁same ▁ge ographic ▁tra its ▁and ▁mountain ▁culture . ▁Ne ither ▁P oc ah ont as ▁County ▁nor ▁High land ▁County ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁but