1
Approximately how many people fought in the Civil War?
3.5 million people
Who was the first governor of the state of West Virginia?
Arthur I Boreman
What is considered to be the first land battle of the Civil War?
Philippi
What was the nickname given to General Thomas Jonathan Jackson?
Stonewall
Approximately how many people died in the Civil War?
620,000
Who was the governor of the Restored Government of the State of Virginia?
Francis Pierpont
What was the first name proposed for the new state of West Virginia?
Kanawha
How much did Robert E. Lee pay for his horse Traveller?
$200
The Second Wheeling Convention adopted a resolution restoring the Government of Virginia to where?
Union
The North was committed to securing the safety of what railroad?
B & O
West Virginia was what number state to be added to the Union?
35th
Who was the 1st black man to become a major in the United States Army?
Martin Delany
After West Virginia became a state, the Restored Government of the State of Virginia moved its offices to where?
Alexandria, VA
What city was West Virginia’s first capitol?
Wheeling
What confederate spy was from Martinsburg?
Belle Boyd
What West Virginia recruited black for the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers?
Martin Delany
What union general was reluctant to move into western Virginia, even though he had 20,000 troops, to protect the B&O railroad?
George McClellan
After the Second Wheeling Convention how many governments did the state of Virginia have?
2
After Robert E. Lee bought his horse what did he change his name to?
Traveller
During the Civil War West Virginia provided approximately how many troops to the Union Army?
32,000
How many counties did West Virginia have after Berkeley and Jefferson counties joined?
50
Where was Stonewall Jackson born?
Clarksburg, WV
Give another name that Robert E. Lee’s horse had before he changed the name?
Jeff Davis
Greenbrier
Where was Robert E. Lee’s horse born?
Blue Sulphuric Springs in Greenbrier County
In what raid did the confederate’s capture 5,000 stands of arms?
Jenkins Raid