CHARLESTON — West Virginia Archives and History will present “West Virginia and the Civil War” in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, in Charleston ...

Tolson, an administrative assistant with Civil War Trails, worked with private collectors and members of West Virginia’s Jewish community to unearth details regarding the 1862 seders and Joel.

West Virginia ranks No. 46 overall among U.S. states ... West Virginia was the only state created from breaking apart from a Confederate state during the Civil War and played a key role as a ...

The West Virginia tavern now known as Foster's Main Street Tavern gained Civil War history when two future presidents dined there in the midst of the war.

While the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture & History’s website says that more than 4,000 medals remain unclaimed, the current listed count is closer to 3,300. This is among the more ...

Now, 161 years later, Joel and his compatriots’ efforts are being preserved as a reminder of the contributions and commitment of Jewish soldiers during the Civil War. On April 3, a sign bearing ...