The battle is commonly considered the first land battle of the Civil War, though it is viewed as ... It also encouraged those in Western Virginia that wished to secede from Virginia and gain ...

So, the group is told they have to go around through Pittsburgh and into West Virginia. Later on, you see a sign welcoming ...

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...

WEBSTER SPRINGS, W.Va. — Perhaps no county in West Virginia is as isolated as Webster County. Entirely mountainous, no ...

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. Kentucky Coal ...

Perhaps the most well-known destination in West Virginia, Harpers Ferry is more than a quaint 19th-century town. It's a National Historic Park with Civil War sites including battlefields ...