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This week in West Virginia history
The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...
Bridges: 'Prince John' Magruder's military exploits in Texas, Mexico
Gen. John Magruder, a Virginia-born Confederate general, took charge of Texas defenses from late 1862 onward, and led a ...
Clarksburg History Museum holds Civil War symposium
The Clarksburg History Museum took people back to the most tumultuous time in United States history during its Civil War ...
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A Mine Wars Graphic Novel, Storytelling And W.Va. Life, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, we speak with the author of a new graphic novel about the West Virginia Mine Wars. Also, ...
When Harriet Tubman Helped Lead a Civil War Raid That Freed 750 People
With the Combahee River Raid of 1863, Harriet Tubman earned her nickname "Moses" all over again—and became the first woman in U.S. history to lead a major military expedition.
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Black Civil War soldiers massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky, remembered 160 years later
Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in ...
Small and the No. 23 West Virginia Mountaineers visit conference foe Kansas State
No. 23 West Virginia faces Kansas State in Big 12 play Saturday. The teams play Saturday for the first time this season.
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How a now-defunct county in Southwest Virginia became the first to declare its willingness to fight Britain
This month marks the 250th anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions, in which leaders in the now-defunct Fincastle County ...
Powell: Secession is a very American tradition — and not just in the South
Most people associate secession with the Civil War but idea of disuniting the United States has crept into national ...