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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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The Atheneum was a prison for Confederate soldiers located in this city.
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Which one of the following was NOT an objective of Union General William Averell's Raid in 1863?
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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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This key member of "Stonewall" Jackson's staff later surveyed and mapped much of the southern West Virginia coalfields.
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The grandfather of which World War II general formed the Confederate Kanawha Riflemen and led them into battle at Scary Creek.
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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 did NOT serve Western Virginia in the Confederate Congress?
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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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Who earned the Medal of Honor by defending Harpers Ferry during Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign?
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