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On what date did West Virginia enter the union?
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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 Cabell County native served in the U.S. and Confederate congresses and then as a Confederate brigadier general?
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Which Confederate commander experienced a series of devastating military defeats in present West Virginia early in the Civil War?
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On what holiday did Confederate spy Belle Boyd kill her first soldier?
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People who took advantage of the Civil War to settle personal grievances or pusue personal gains were known as this.
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Ths one-time friend of "Stonewall" Jackson led Union forces at the Battle of Charleston in 1862.
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What surprising feat did McNeill's Rangers pull off near the end of the war in 1865?
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These Confederate guerrillas operated around the Little Kanawha River and drew most of their members from Calhoun County.
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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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