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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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On what holiday did Confederate spy Belle Boyd kill her first soldier?
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In 1862, thousands of recently freed enslaved people poured into this town and lived in tents.
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The first Confederate general to die in action was killed at this battle.
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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 is NOT true about Confederate General John McCausland of Mason County?
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On April 25, 1863, Union forces held off four hours of assasults by Confederates at this site in current Grant County.
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A Fayette County town was later named for the leader of this Confederate unit.
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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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