West Virginia in the Civil War

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

West Virginia in the Civil War chronicles the role West Virginians played in the Civil War through the use of vintage photograph

West Virginia, ""Child of the Storm,"" was the only state formed as a result of the Civil War. West Virginia witnessed battles, engagements, and guerrilla actions during the four years of the Civil War. The struggle between eastern and western Virginia over voting rights, taxation, and economic development can be traced back to the formation of the Republic. John Brown's 1859 raid on the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry played a major role in the Civil War, which started in western Virginia with the destruction of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad property. When Virginia voted to secede and join the slave-holding Confederacy, the counties of western Virginia formed the pro-Union government known as the Restored Government of Virginia in Wheeling. West Virginia in the Civil War chronicles the role West Virginians played in the Civil War through the use of vintage photographs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467120517
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/27/2014
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,055,168
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Author Richard A. Wolfe grew up in Morgantown and is associated with Civil War roundtables in Clarksburg and Morgantown. He is president of Rich Mountain Battlefield Foundation and is a member of the West Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. The images in this book are from private and community collections.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 1859: John Brown's Raid 11

2 1860-1861: Union or Disunion 19

3 1862: The Struggle 45

4 1863: Statehood 55

5 1864: Total War 69

6 1865: The Union Is Preserved 79

7 1867-2013: Veterans, Reunions, and Memorials 81

Bibliography 127