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The largest surrender of U.S. forces during the Civil War occurred in what present West Virginia town?
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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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The Atheneum was a prison for Confederate soldiers located in this city.
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On what holiday did Confederate spy Belle Boyd kill her first soldier?
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The Conefederates' 1863 Burning Springs Raid limited the Union's access to this.
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In which county was the Union's Camp Piatt located?
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At the 1862 Battle of Fayetteville, this Greenbrier County native set a precedent for modern warfare by firing his artillery at targets hs could not directly see.
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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 grandfather of which World War II general formed the Confederate Kanawha Riflemen and led them into battle at Scary Creek.
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What is West Virginia's most visited historic site?
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