The "Civil War Showcase" in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, offers an immersive experience of the Civil War era. Visitors are greeted at a replica of John Brown's engine house and can explore ...

West Virginia was Abe Lincoln ... 1800s—a situation that came to a head around the Civil War. ... as industry increased at war's end. By 2012, West Virginia coal accounted for about 15 ...

The organization began in Virginia in 1994 and has since grown to incorporate Civil War sites in Maryland, West Virginia, ... Brown earned a degree in history from George Mason University and ...

A year after the Civil War ended, West Virginia authorized the minting of more than 26,000 medals to honor the state’s soldiers that served in the Union Army. More than 150 years later, however ...

A. Wilson Greene talked about the West Virginia campaigns in the summer and fall of 1861. He responded to questions from members of the audience. "The West Virginia Campaigns of 1861" was a ...

West Virginia Is Looking for the Descendants of Civil War Veterans Who Never Claimed Their Medals 6 minute read The three types of medals that West Virginia gave to Union soldiers, photographed on ...

One hundred and fifty years ago this week, West Virginia became the 35th state in the union. Born in in 1863, the middle of the Civil War, the state was created by patriots who didn't want to join ...