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• Harpers Ferry Armory and Arsenal

  … from the early 19th century to the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193. The "Lewis and Clark … years later at the start of the Civil War. U.S. troops torched armory and arsenal buildings when they retreated from …

• Thomas Maley Harris

  … . He rose to prominence after the Civil War, when he served on the … where he graduated in 1843. When the Civil War began, Harris was practicing medicine in Gilmer County. He recruited the … Party about the time of the Civil War. He served in the House of …

• Nancy Hart

  … County. In the early days of the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193, Nancy Hart assisted Perry Conley … several of the federal officers there. After the war ended, her husband, Joshua Douglas, returned from …

• Morris Harvey

  … in "Thurmond’s Rangers":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/724, C.S.A., during the Civil War, but rarely talked of his war experience. Land ownership became the basis for Harvey’s wealth. In …

• Devil Anse Hatfield

  … children. Hatfield fought for the South in the Civil War, serving in the "Logan Wildcats":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1451 … Mounts, was hanged. This ended the family war. Hatfield identified himself as a farmer to census …

• Atheneum Prison

  The Atheneum, Wheeling’s "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … from the theater, the Atheneum. In the fall of 1861, after the Civil War began, two large rooms on … few as 50 or 60. After the war, the building contained a malt business …

• The Hatfield-McCoy Feud

  … the border states during and after the Civil War. In 1878, Randolph McCoy accused … 18, 1890. This ended the family war. The Hatfield-McCoy Feud was exacerbated, … been offered, including differences originating in the Civil War and strains caused by the …

• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

  … with the North during the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org … to suffer extensive damage during the war. Nonetheless, dedicated employees, many living in … railroad recovered briefly during "World War II":http://www.wvencyclopedia. …

• Baptists

  … as the American Baptist Missionary Union. The Civil War brought a sharp decline in … Baptist Convention, was formed after the war in 1865. By 1869, the split … of West Virginia, increased steadily following the war; there were approximately 250 churches in …

• Barbour County

  … established a store there before the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … "first land battle of the Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … period of the West Virginia "Mine Wars":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ …

• Historic Preservation

  … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1571, and Civil War battlefields. With virtually no federal … the time, the state’s aging Civil War veterans held reunions to commemorate … attempt to preserve West Virginia’s Civil War heritage, culminating in the dedication …

• Shenandoah Valley

  … of the most dramatic battles of the Civil War. The Shenandoah River and its north … the 19th century. Crucial events of the Civil War period took place in Harpers … 668 and important fighting early in the war. Stonewall Jackson’s triumphant Valley Campaign, …

• Shinnston

  … . Shinnston was settled during the "Revolutionary War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/70 period … heavily Northern in its sentiments during the "Civil War":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193, and many local men served …

• Gordon Battelle

  … abolition of slavery included in the final draft of the constitution. At the outbreak of the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193, he volunteered as chaplain to the First Virginia Volunteer …

• Beckley

  … seat. Development was slow. During the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … and mines closed throughout southern West Virginia. World War II brought an increased demand for coal, but after the war shrinking markets and depleted coal seams …

• Alfred Beckley

  … in 1849. He later saw limited service with the Confederacy during the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193 and … , Ohio. Five of his sons served in the Civil War. Beckley was joined at his holdings on …

• Sinks of Gandy

  … hill very much as it appears today. A history of the cave by Jack Preble describes a bloody "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193 skirmish at the north exit on March 20, 1864. The …

• Slavery

  … the area that became West Virginia. On the eve of the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org … In areas of military activity, the Civil War loosened the bonds of … coal and manufacture salt during the war. In the Shenandoah Valley, many …

• Bethany College

  … the building was interrupted by the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … the loss of enrollment because of the war effort. Returning veterans aided by the … the college through the Depression and the war years; Perry Epler Gresham (1953–72), …

• Ambrose Bierce

  … other writing of his from "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia. … during the first year of the Civil War. Many of his writings … influenced by his observations of the war in the Tygart Valley, as … the dark side of the Civil War. One of its stories, …

• Smoke Hole

  … . Confederates again mined there during the Civil War, until Unionist home guards … people were overwhelmingly Unionist during the war and Republican thereafter. Descriptions of the Smoke Hole before World War II generally emphasized its inaccessibility …

• Jedediah Hotchkiss

  … , near Staunton, as a family tutor. During the 14 years before the Civil War he founded and taught in schools in Augusta County. There he indulged … single source of information on Jackson. After the war Hotchkiss devoted most of his time to …

• Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston

  … views of downtown Charleston and the capitol. Civil engineer A. J. Vosburgh, who had come … the east entrance to Spring Hill. "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … virtually all of the nation’s other wars rest throughout the complex, and on …

• Spy Rock

  … 288. In the early 19th century the rock was used by both Indians and whites. During the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193 as both Union and Confederate forces marched along the turnpike, …

• Blue Ridge

  … led to West Virginia statehood during the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … of both Union and Confederate armies throughout the Civil War. Historically, the mountain supported forests, small farms, resorts, and some mining of …