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West Virginia and the Civil War: Mountaineers Are Always Free

By Dr. Mark A. Snell, Doug Bostick
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By Dr. Mark A. Snell, Doug Bostick
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The only state born as a result of the Civil War, West Virginia was the most divided state in the nation. About forty thousand of its residents served in the combatant forces about twenty thousand on each side.

The Mountain State also saw its fair share of battles, skirmishes, raids and guerrilla warfare, with places like Harpers Ferry, Philippi and Rich Mountain becoming household names in 1861. When the Commonwealth of Virginia seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861, leaders primarily fr...

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