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Which one of the following Civil War-era federal laws led directly to the creation of West Virginia University?
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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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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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Seven members of the 4th West Virginia Infantry earned the Medal of Honor at this battle.
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This was the name given to Northern Democrats who supported the Union cause but not the abolition of slavery and many other measures they considered unconstitutional.
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Future feudist "Devil Anse" Hatfield belonged to this Confederate military unit during the war.
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Which one of the following is NOT true about Confederate General John McCausland of Mason County?
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In which Eastern Panhandle city did Union troops win a victory after Confederates had burned Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1864?
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Where was the only naval battle fought in West Virginia during the Civil War?
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