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Civil War

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1
On what date did West Virginia enter the union?
2
The largest surrender of U.S. forces during the Civil War occurred in what present West Virginia town?
3
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?
4
Which one of the following was NOT a goal of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry?
5
Which one of the following towns was named for a Civil War general from present West Virginia?
6
Which Cabell County native served in the U.S. and Confederate congresses and then as a Confederate brigadier general?
7
Which one of the following natural resources—found in many West Virginia caves— was used as a key ingredient in manufacturing gunpowder during the Civil War?
8
Which one of the following Civil War era federal laws led directly to the creation of West Virginia University?
9
Which Confederate commander experienced a series of devastating military defeats in present West Virginia early in the Civil War?
10
What did the Willey Amendment accomplish?

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