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On what date did West Virginia enter the union?
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Laura, the sister of this Civil War general, supposedly never spoke to her brother again after the Civil War began.
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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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During an 1862 raid, this Cabell County general became the first to raise the Confederate flag on Ohio soil.
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Which commander was in charge of Union troops at the Battle of Philippi?
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On April 25, 1863, Union forces held off four hours of assasults by Confederates at this site in current Grant County.
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A Fayette County town was later named for the leader of this Confederate unit.
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The "Bee Line March" from Shepherdstown was part of what war?
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Which Civil War battlefield is home to Pierson Hollow, which features old-growth hemlocks hundreds of years old?
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Of West Virginia's Civil War military regiments, which one earned the most Medals of Honor
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