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Views in and Around Martinsburg, Virginia by A. R. Waud (Harper's Weekly, December 3, 1864). The U.S. state of West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia and added to the Union as a direct result of the American Civil War (see History of West Virginia), in which it became the only modern state to have declared its independence from the Confederacy.
Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park is an American Civil War battle site that commemorates the Battle of Carnifex Ferry.It is located on the rim of the Gauley River Canyon near Summersville, a town in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a state park located on Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.The park was the site of the Battle of Droop Mountain, the last major battle of the American Civil War in the state taking place on November 6, 1863.
Rowlesburg is a town in southern Preston County, West Virginia, United States, along the Cheat River. The population was 438 at the 2020 census. [5] A former railroad town, it is home to the Downtown Rowlesburg Historic District, and was the site of action during the American Civil War.
The 2024 Lorena Sternwheeler Civil Reenactment and Encampment will take sail from Zane’s Landing Park at the west end of Market Street in downtown Zanesville Friday, July 19, on its Night Flight ...
The Battle of Fayetteville occurred in Fayette County, Virginia (now West Virginia), on September 10, 1862, during the American Civil War.A Confederate Army, consisting of multiple brigades commanded by Major General William W. Loring, drove away a Union brigade commanded by Colonel Edward Siber.
Jenkins' Trans-Allegheny Raid was a Confederate cavalry expedition in the American Civil War that took place in Western Virginia (now West Virginia) and Ohio during August and September 1862. The raid was led by Brigadier General Albert G. Jenkins , and it started on August 22 as a preliminary step in Confederate Major General William W. Loring ...
The Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches are battle trenches in West Virginia that were originally dug between 1861 and 1862 to be later used in 1863 for the civil war. [2] These trenches lined with chestnut logs by the Confederate artillery during the American Civil War to defend the approaches to Romney on the Northwestern Turnpike and the ...