13 May 1861
As quickly as the Southern states seceded, pockets of resistance developed, the largest of which began in western Virginia and followed the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains south to Georgia. Within these high mountain regions slavery was normally not common among the subsistence farm owners.
West Virginia voters had long complained about Eastern Virginia gaining in power as it became more populated than its western counties. Attempts i...
Ordinance Of Secession Events
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1861 May 13 to 1861 May 15
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The First Wheeling Convention
As quickly as the Southern states seceded, pockets of resistance developed, the largest of which began in western Virginia and followed the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains south to G...
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