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The largest surrender of U.S. forces during the Civil War occurred in what present West Virginia town?
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Which one of the following natural resources—found in many West Virginia caves—was used as a key ingredient in manufacturing gunpowder during the Civil War?
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One of the bloodiest battles of the first year of the war (1861) occurred here.
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This 1861 battle in Nicholas County helped the Union maintain control of the Kanawha Valley for most of the war.
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In 1862, thousands of recently freed enslaved people poured into this town and lived in tents.
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Future feudist "Devil Anse" Hatfield belonged to this Confederate military unit during the war.
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Where was the only naval battle fought in West Virginia during the Civil War?
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What is West Virginia's most visited historic site?
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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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Which Civil War battlefield is home to Pierson Hollow, which features old-growth hemlocks hundreds of years old?
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