West Virginia and the Civil War: Mountaineers Are Always Free

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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 from the northwestern region of the state began the political process that eventually led to the creation of West Virginia on June 20, 1863 Renowned Civil War historian Mark A Snell has written the first thorough history of these West Virginians and their civil war in than fifty years. New Download eBook West Virginia and the Civil War: Mountaineers Are Always Free by Mark A. Snell – kino-fada.fr I am a native of WV I thgought I knew all about how our state was formed and its role in the Civil War I was wrong I learned qute a bit from this book Well researched and well written.This book is an introductory level military and political history of West Virginia during the Civil War and is part of the Civil War Sesquicentennial Series The author notes that no modern in depth study of the topic exists I read this because I originally hail from that state so it has always had some extra interest to me It covers both events in West Virginia, and the USA and CSA regiments from that state Florida in the Civil War offers a similar scope of events in Florida and is part of t This book is an introductory level military and political history of West Virginia during the Civil War and i...Introduction to basic military movements in the Mountain State Light reading for Civil War buffs, but fantastic for people with limited knowledgeI read this book wanting to knowabout Wheeling, West Virginia s part in the Civil War I found a few new tidbits but the rest of the book was information I had already read.

West Virginia and the Civil War: Mountaineers Are Always Free
  • English
  • 23 February 2018
  • Paperback
  • 256 pages
  • 159629888X
  • Mark A. Snell
  • West Virginia and the Civil War: Mountaineers Are Always Free