On June 20, 1863, West Virginia seceded from Virginia to align with the Union during the Civil War. It rejected the Confederacy then, but the state hasn't taken down any Confederate statues in 2020.

People were able to learn a bit about the Mid-Ohio Valley’s role in the American Civil War Saturday at Muskingum Park in ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Civil War Trails program has placed more than 1,000 markers and interpretive signs in five states to commemorate battles and skirmishes both famous and obscure. Even though Southwest Virginia ...

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 ...

A small slice of Civil War history was on the ballot this month in Jefferson County, W.Va. Not officially, perhaps, but the issue lingered right below the surface of a spirited County Commission race.

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 ...

"The West Virginia Campaigns of 1861" was a presentation of the 29th annual summer conference of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, "Mobilizing for War and the Battle of First ...

West Virginia Civil War Flags. This clip showcases several flags on display at the WV Independence Hall. Description. This bellringer studies the history of the battle flags on display at Wheeling ...