Narrator: Tensions from the war continued to simmer in West Virginia during the summer of 1865. Former Confederates campaigned to have two northeastern counties rejoin Virginia. Local newspapers refused to use the word "West" in their mastheads.

“Hang me if I say 'West Virginia.' Maps may say what they please, but I say, 'This is Virginia.'” —George Bagby

Narrator: Hostilities increased when Governor Arthur Boreman's government banned ex-Confederates from voting, teaching, holding office, or practicing law. "The spirit of rebellion," said Boreman, "still reigns in their breast."

Federal troops were sent in to keep the peace.