The 50 west counties of Virginia. They became West Virginia.
Kansas was admitted to the Union as the 34th state in January 1861, a few months before war broke out. West Virginia was admitted in 1863 and Nevada in 1864. So there were 34 states at the beginning of the war and 36 at the end.
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West Virginia split from Virginia at the start of the Civil War due to slavery, and Virginia became a part of the Confederacy while West Virginia remained in the Union.
West Virginia!! I had to look this up!! haha
34. West Virginia became the 35th state on June 20, 1863.
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.
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West Virginia ceceded from Virginia and became a state in 1863
West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863.
No, West Virginia officially became a state in 1863
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West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863.
West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
Virginia now became west Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia was the 35th state, as it became a state on June 20, 1863.
West Virginia is a state; it became a state June 20, 1863 and was 35th state admitted to the Union it split away from Virginia.