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On what date did West Virginia enter the union?
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What did the Willey Amendment accomplish?
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One of the bloodiest battles of the first year of the war (1861) occurred here.
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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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The first Confederate general to die in action was killed at this battle.
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Confederate spy Nancy Hart helped troops capture this city in 1862.
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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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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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Which one of the following did NOT serve Western Virginia in the Confederate Congress?
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