West Virginia and the Civil War: Mountaineers Are Always Free (Civil War Series)

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The one state born on account of the Civil War, West Virginia was once essentially the most divided state within the nation. About forty thousand of its residents served within the combatant forces about twenty thousand on each and every side. The Mountain State also saw its fair share of battles, skirmishes, raids and guerrilla warfare, with places like Harpers Ferry, Philippi and Wealthy Mountain becoming household names in 1861. When the Commonwealth of Virginia seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861, leaders primarily from the northwestern region of the state started the political process that finally led to the creation of West Virginia on June 20, 1863. Renowned Civil War historian Mark A. Snell has written the primary thorough history of these West Virginians and their civil war in more than fifty years.

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