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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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Seven members of the 4th West Virginia Infantry earned the Medal of Honor at this battle.
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In 1862, thousands of recently freed enslaved people poured into this town and lived in tents.
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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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The first Confederate general to die in action was killed at this battle.
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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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What surprising feat did McNeill's Rangers pull off near the end of the war in 1865?
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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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