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What did the Willey Amendment accomplish?
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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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Confederate spy Nancy Hart helped troops capture this city in 1862.
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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 commander was in charge of Union troops at the Battle of Philippi?
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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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What surprising feat did McNeill's Rangers pull off near the end of the war in 1865?
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A Fayette County town was later named for the leader of this Confederate unit.
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Who was the first West Virginian to earn the Medal of Honor during the Civil War
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