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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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2
Laura, the sister of this Civil War general, supposedly never spoke to her brother again after the Civil War began.
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3
Which one of the following was NOT an objective of Union General William Averell's Raid in 1863?
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4
This Shepherdstown native supposedly convinced "Stonewall" Jackson not to quit the Confederate army in 1862.
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This key member of "Stonewall" Jackson's staff later surveyed and mapped much of the southern West Virginia coalfields.
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6
Which commander was in charge of Union troops at the Battle of Philippi?
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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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Which one of the following is NOT true about Confederate General John McCausland of Mason County?
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9
These Confederate guerrillas operated around the Little Kanawha River and drew most of their members from Calhoun County.
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Which Wayne County congressman organized a Union military unit in his region?
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