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What was the nickname given to "Stonewall" Jackson's cousin William Lowther Jackson, who commanded the losing Confederate forces at the Battle of Droop Mountain?
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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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Which one of the following was NOT an objective of Union General William Averell's Raid in 1863?
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The Conefederates' 1863 Burning Springs Raid limited the Union's access to this.
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In which county was the Union's Camp Piatt located?
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At the 1862 Battle of Fayetteville, this Greenbrier County native set a precedent for modern warfare by firing his artillery at targets hs could not directly see.
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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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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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Which Wayne County congressman organized a Union military unit in his region?
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Who was the first West Virginian to earn the Medal of Honor during the Civil War
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