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What was West Virginia's position in the civil war?
West Virginia was pro Union during the Civil War.
What state became a state during the Civil War?
West Virginia West Virginia
What part did West Virginia play in the Vietnam War?
West Virginia lost over 730 men in the Vietnam War.
Was West Virginia a state before the Civil War?
Before it became a state during the Civil War, West Virginia was made up of the western 49 counties of Virginia, which seceded from Virginia (and the Confederacy) in 1862.
Why did West Virginia form during the civil war?
West Virginia was a part of Virginia that was anti-slavery, so they created a border and West Virginia joined the Union.
What state was once joined with another West Virginia or Nevada?
West Virginia was part of Virginia until the Civil War.
Which is farther south Virginia or West Virginia?
Take a look at a map: parts of Virginia are west of the state of West Virginia. When it was removed from Virginia and made a separate state in the Civil War, West Virginia received that name because it was on the western side of the Appalachians.
Who wanted West Virginia to rejoin after the civil war?
Virginia wanted to!
What state was part of Virginia before the civil war?
West Virginia
What state was created during the Civil War because it did not wish to secede from the Union?
That was West Virginia, which sceded from Virginia.
Are there any former presidents from the West Virginia?
No- no US president has been from West Virginia. Further, none of Virginia presidents lived in that part of Virginia that became the state of West Virginia.
What side was West Virginia on in the Civil War?
West Virginia was originally part of the State of Virginia. After Virginia seceded and joined the Confederacy, West Virginia seceded from Virginia and joined the Union as a new State.
