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Which one of the following towns was named for a Civil War general from present West Virginia?
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The Atheneum was a prison for Confederate soldiers located in this city.
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This Confederate general from Monroe County accompanied Confederate President Jefferson Davis on his escape after Richmond fell.
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After the war, West Virginia chose this former "Stonewall" Jackson aide as its lawyer when the state argued before the U.S. Supreme Court to keep Berkeley and Jefferson counties.
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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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What surprising feat did McNeill's Rangers pull off near the end of the war in 1865?
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Where was the only naval battle fought in West Virginia during the Civil War?
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These Confederate guerrillas operated around the Little Kanawha River and drew most of their members from Calhoun County.
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