(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.

but I like to think his being in the Civil War sparked my interest in this horrible war. I'm now 77. My great-great-grandfather, Robert Moran, was a Union cavalry officer from West Virginia ...

Every cannon blast at the Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum serves as a somber reminder of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. At a Memorial Day ceremony, hundreds of people honored ...

Saunders, of South Point in southern Ohio, will be among Civil War re-enactors providing ... in 1861 when he signed up with the 7th West Virginia Cavalry. "He took part in a handful of mostly ...

Custer, among the boldest cavalry commanders in history, saw the zeal and dash he esteemed in Connecticut’s Civil War horse ... engagements during the war, 87 in Virginia and 1 in Maryland.

A small town lawyer from West Virginia was in for an extraordinary ... a Victorian women's lace-up boot and a handful of Civil War cavalry boots. Among the creepier items, they also found a ...

On Saturday, the Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table held an event commemorating ... Those killed were 4th Virginia Cavalry Lt. John W. Murray (1831-1863) and Lt. William St. Pierre Gibson (1834-1863 ...

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 ...

On the last day of summer, in central Virginia ... 60 miles west of Richmond, to learn why so many people spend their weekends in Confederate uniforms reenacting the Civil War.

Landscapers were blown away when they found a possible Civil War cannonball while working in the yard of a Virginia home. The object — believed to be a rock at first — left real estate agent ...