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• Blue Sulphur Springs

  … the Western Virginia Baptist Association, which established Allegheny College there in 1860. During the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193 the property was occupied by both armies. …

• Statuary

  … in the decades after the war, these comprise most of the … sculptures in the state. The Civil War statues are often near … the place opposite Jackson. World War I soldiers are also well … an aviator from the Korean War. Statues outside the nearby Cultural …

• Boone County

  … their livelihood. Prior to the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … was not rebuilt until after the war. "Timber":http://www.wvencyclopedia. … as the West Virginia "Mine Wars":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ …

• Arthur Ingraham Boreman

  … of his governorship was steering the infant state through the remainder of the Civil War. It was not an easy task. Not everyone living within West Virginia’ … Virginia in the first years after the war. Governor Boreman found time to marry in …

• David Hunter Strother

  … from Maine to Louisiana. When the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … the bane of the South. At the war’s end he was appointed adjutant … Porte Crayon’s ‘‘Personal Recollections of the War.’’ Written with accuracy, detail, and criticism …

• Summers County

  … during the "French and Indian War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … in 1763. By the "Revolutionary War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … early 19th century. During the "Civil War":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org …

• Summersville

  … 1146, an important thoroughfare during the "Civil War":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … troops of both sides. Early in the war, battles were fought nearby, at " … Northern and Southern troops late in the war, and suffered a devastating fire that …

• Braxton County

  … , by withdrawing Confederate forces during the Civil War. In addition to Sutton, other … than 21,000 just prior to World War II. The number of Braxton Countians … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1146, and Civil War Union Trenches and Confederate Trenches. …

• Sutton

  … Turnpike across the Elk River at Sutton in 1853. Due to its location, Sutton was embroiled in the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193. On September 5, 1861, the town was occupied by 5 …

• The Bruen Lands Feud

  … never entirely settled. Differences were aggravated by conflicting Northern and Southern sympathies during the Civil War and partisan political differences. Killings were associated with the feud. In 1877, long …

• Buffalo Academy

  … and Kanawha valleys. It flourished until the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193, when many of the young men … , and at times a hospital. After the war, Buffalo Academy required extensive repairs before the school …

• Taylor County

  … much of West Virginia during the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … the first Union soldier killed in the Civil War. Control of the B&O … movement of troops and supplies throughout the war. Although little military action occurred in …

• Buffington Island

  … was an "Underground Railroad":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/814 station. During the Civil War, Confederate Gen. "John Hunt Morgan’s daring 1863 raid":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org …

• Bulltown

  … ://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/685 by 1850, using the abundant salt and water. During the "Civil War":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193, Union and Confederate troops occupied Bulltown from June 1861 …

• Milton W. Humphreys

  … use of indirect fire. Humphreys served throughout the war and was paroled at Charleston, June 12, 1865. After the war he became noted as an authority on … 1926, he published a memoir of his Civil War service titled _Military Operations 1861– …

• W. D. Thurmond

  … served as a captain during the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/ … in Putnam County in 1864. The guerrilla war favored by the Rangers characterized the … remained an ‘‘unreconstructed Rebel’’ after the war, refusing to sign an oath of …

• Burning Springs Oil Field

  … of two producing oil fields in the world at the outset of the Civil War. In May 1863, Confederate Gen. William E. Jones "raided Burning Springs" … Production resumed a year later, and after the war hundreds of wells were drilled in the …

• Bushwhackers

  … , some took advantage of the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia. … technically authorized by the appropriate civil government, frequently operated independently of … . The company served throughout the war, occasionally attaching itself to larger …

• Tray Run Viaduct

  … as much for its graceful form and beauty as it was respected as an engineering marvel. During the Civil War Confederate raiders and saboteurs made several attempts, including the "Jones-Imboden Raid":http://www. …

• Tucker County

  … , but local allegiances were deeply divided during the ensuing war. Mostly, the "Civil War":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193 in … first general to be killed in the Civil War. The high plateau surrounding Davis originally …

• Turnpikes

  … and other turnpikes proved vital to Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War, and many clashes ensued in … did not build any before the Civil War began. When Virginia’s turnpike … these routes in 1863, but the Civil War took a heavy toll on …

• Calhoun County

  … the early 1800s, including several Revolutionary War veterans. Although the area remained rural … matters could be settled. After the war, the courthouse was relocated one last … divided in their allegiances during the Civil War. They suffered greatly during …

• Union

  … militia united for common drill during the "Indian wars":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/838. … generally sided with the South during the "Civil War":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1193. Today, Union is noted for the …

• Camp Carlile

  … to 1865. Soon after the beginning of the Civil War, enlistment centers opened in Wheeling, causing great numbers to travel to the city … . Some of the first troop movements of the Civil War originated at Camp Carlile in the early …

• John D. Imboden

  … in the Virginia Legislature. At the outbreak of the Civil War he entered Confederate service as captain of the Staunton Artillery, a light … fever and was relieved of command. After the war Imboden resumed his law practice and was active …