Most of the fighting took place in the South, and most battles in Virginia
The states of the upper South, such as Virginia and Tennessee seceded from the United States in 1861.
This caused Virginia to become a confederate state and fight with the south in the Civil war.
Yes. He was an instructor at the Virginia Military Academy.
The Emancipation Proclamation declared that southern blacks could fight for the north.
The state south of Virginia is North Carolina.
The Confederacy (South) He did not approve of secession, but felt he ought to go with his state (Virginia) when it eventually voted Confederate.
Yes, North Carolina is South of Virginia.
It diminished Confederate territory. It added another state to the Union, which would send regiments to fight the South. It was bad for morale in Virginia.
Maryland is bordered on the south by West Virginia and Virginia.
Moving from West Virginia to South Carolina you are traveling south. There are about 421 miles between South Carolina and West Virginia.
North Carolina is the State immediately south of Virginia.