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What was the nickname given to "Stonewall" Jackson's cousin William Lowther Jackson, who commanded the losing Confederate forces at the Battle of Droop Mountain?
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Which one of the following natural resources—found in many West Virginia caves—was used as a key ingredient in manufacturing gunpowder during the Civil War?
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This Shepherdstown native supposedly convinced "Stonewall" Jackson not to quit the Confederate army in 1862.
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Seven members of the 4th West Virginia Infantry earned the Medal of Honor at this battle.
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This was the name given to Northern Democrats who supported the Union cause but not the abolition of slavery and many other measures they considered unconstitutional.
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The first Confederate general to die in action was killed at this battle.
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Confederate spy Nancy Hart helped troops capture this city in 1862.
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Which one of the following was NOT a goal of the 1863 Confederate Jones-Imboden Raid?
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The "Bee Line March" from Shepherdstown was part of what war?
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Which one of the following did NOT serve Western Virginia in the Confederate Congress?
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