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Happy 163rd Birthday West Virginia
Last Saturday the state of West Virginia celebrated its 163rd birthday. But this celebration was based on one of the most unusual statehood stories in American history. It grew out of long-standing political, economic, and geographic divisions within Virginia, then became possible during the Civil War when Unionist leaders in the northwestern counties rejected Virginia’s… →
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“The Most Hated Man in Clarksburg”; historical Civil War fiction
So how could someone be called or become the most hated man in a small town like Clarksburg Virginia? What could cause a man from Philadelphia, a doctor, a newspaper editor, and a friend of Abraham Lincoln to be so reviled in a small town? The answer to this question is to be found in… →