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1
Which one of the following was NOT a goal of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?
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Which one of the following was NOT an objective of Union General William Averell's Raid in 1863?
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3
This 1861 battle in Nicholas County helped the Union maintain control of the Kanawha Valley for most of the war.
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4
Seven members of the 4th West Virginia Infantry earned the Medal of Honor at this battle.
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  4. D.
5
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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6
Future feudist "Devil Anse" Hatfield belonged to this Confederate military unit during the war.
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7
Where was the only naval battle fought in West Virginia during the Civil War?
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8
Confederate General Albert Gallatin Jenkins's Cabell County home was known as this.
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9
Who earned the Medal of Honor by defending Harpers Ferry during Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign?
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10
Of West Virginia's Civil War military regiments, which one earned the most Medals of Honor
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