(WOWK) — When West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863, the Civil War was still raging ... and in response, sent cavalry troops from West Virginia to the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.

POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – The Battle of Droop Mountain during the Civil War was an infamous ... and in response, sent cavalry troops from West Virginia to the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.

CLARKSBURGH, West Virginia, Tuesday, Nov. 17 ... Such are the disappointment of war. Nothing was to be done but to encamp, and wait for the daylight and the rest of the command, before attacking ...

As statues of Confederate generals have been toppled or ordered down across the American South, all still stand in West Virginia, the only state born out of the American Civil War. One hundred ...

Admitted to the Union in 1863, 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 border state. West Virginia ...