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The Civil War Comes to Western Virginia

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On April 18, 1861--six days after Fort Sumter--retreating U.S. forces set fire to the U.S. Armory & Arsenal at Harpers Ferry to keep the weapons and machinery out of Confederate hands. David Hunter Strother captured the stunning moment in this sketch.
  • Credit: David Hunter Strother
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