The Civil War and Statehood

John Brown Raid

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The Civil War in West Virginia

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West Virginia Statehood

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Documents

• Virginia Ordinance of Secession
• Clarksburg Convention
• First Wheeling Convention
• Second Wheeling Convention, First Session
• General Assembly of Virginia, Reorganized Government
• Second Wheeling Convention, Second Session
• Constitutional Convention
• US Senate Debate on West Virginia Statehood
• Wheeling Intelligencer Editorial on the Election of Carlile and Willey as US Senators
• US Senate Debate on the Acceptance of Carlile and Willey
• "What's In A Name?": The Naming of West Virginia

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