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Which one of the following towns was named for a Civil War general from present West Virginia?
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What did the Willey Amendment accomplish?
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This Shepherdstown native supposedly convinced "Stonewall" Jackson not to quit the Confederate army in 1862.
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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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Seven members of the 4th West Virginia Infantry earned the Medal of Honor at this battle.
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This former Virginia governor was on the losing Confederate side at the Battle of Carnifex Ferry in 1861.
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Which one of the following was NOT a goal of the 1863 Confederate Jones-Imboden Raid?
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Future feudist "Devil Anse" Hatfield belonged to this Confederate military unit during the war.
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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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Which Wayne County congressman organized a Union military unit in his region?
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