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On what date did West Virginia enter the union?
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Which one of the following was NOT an objective of Union General William Averell's Raid in 1863?
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This 1861 battle in Nicholas County helped the Union maintain control of the Kanawha Valley for most of the war.
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A September 1862 victory here allowed the Confederates to retake the Kanawha Valley for a few weeks.
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Confederate spy Nancy Hart helped troops capture this city in 1862.
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Which Wayne County congressman organized a Union military unit in his region?
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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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Who was the first West Virginian to earn the Medal of Honor during the Civil War
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Of West Virginia's Civil War military regiments, which one earned the most Medals of Honor
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