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What was the Confederate states of 1863?
The same as it had been in 1862, except that the Western counties of Virginia seceded from that state in 1863 to form their own state of West Virginia.
Why did west virginia become its own state?
Because the mountain people in the Western counties did not think that Virginia should have seceded from the USA. So they seceded from Virginia.
What is West Virginia derived from?
The Western counties of Virginia, which did not approve of the secession of Virginia, and voted to break away to form a separate state, joining the Union in 1863.
Can a new state be made from dividing up an existing state?
Yes. It happened in 1863 when the western counties of Virginia broke away from Virginia proper to form the new state of West Virginia.
Why are the 55 western counties comprising West Virginia not included in the maps of the original 13 colonies as it was a part of the original state of Virginia?
Because West Virginia wasn't a state until 1863.
Did any states switch sides during or after the civil war?
Existing states did not. But the Western counties of Virginia seceded from Virginia when that state voted Confederate. The new state of West Virginia joined the Union in 1863.
Was West Virginia the first state seceded from the country?
No, that was South Carolina. West Virginia was a new state formed from the Western counties of Virginia, which had voted solidly against secession, and broke away from Virginia to join the USA in 1863.
What year did West Virginia separate from Virginia?
{| |- | That would be 1863. The western counties of Virginia met and elected to reject the rest of the state's succession. They stayed with the Union, though there was a lot of conflict within the state as to which side they should support. |}
Did West Virginia split during a war?
The Western Counties of Virginia were not happy about Virginia seceding from the USA. So they seceded from Virginia in 1863, at the height of the American Civil War. It was a welcome gift to Lincoln of a new state loyal to the Union, and one down to the Confederates. Ironically, the Eastern counties of West Virginia were not too happy, and considered seceding from West Virginia!
What new state was formed in 1863 to side with the union?
The state of West Virginia, composed of counties in Virginia which were opposed to its secession, joined the Union on June 20, 1863.
In 1861 a group of counties in an existing US State organized themselves as a separate state called?
New Virginia which was admitted as West Virginia in 1863.West Virginia - admitted to the Union in 1863.
What state was formed when several counties left a confederate state?
West Virginia in 1863.
