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 ...

Even Memorial Day was founded with the Civil War in mind. States gave out their own medals too. In fact, West Virginia is still giving them out. In 1866, the West Virginia legislature passed a ...

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.

Since 1863, West Virginians have celebrated June 20 as independence day for the state and its people. West Virginia broke free of a Commonwealth of Virginia government that spent decades prioritizing ...

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 ...

They were caught in present-day Petersburg, West Virginia and were marched to Staunton. The commitment of the pacifists turned prisoners helped promote laws protecting conscientious objectors. The new ...