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Battle of Philippi took place, considered first battle of the Civil War

The Battle of Philippi occurred, sometimes referred to as the first land battle of the Civil War

Benjamin Kelley was severely wounded at the Battle of Phillipi

John Jay Jackson Jr. was appointed federal judge by President Lincoln

Albert Jenkins formed the 8th Virginia Cavalry (CSA)

Battle of Carnifex Ferry occurred on the mountain above the juncture of Meadow River and Gauley River

Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan removed Averell from command for performance during Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Old Virginia banks transformed into national banks under federal banking legislation

First National Bank of Parkersburg became first national bank in West Virginia

Union troops burned down the resort buildings at Blue Sulphur Springs

Arthur Boreman married Laurane Tanner Bullock

Alexander Boteler's house burned on orders of Union Gen. David Hunter

Belle Boyd married Samuel Wylde Hardinge Jr.

Nathan Brackett graduated from Dartmouth College

Battle of Summit Point

Battle of Charles Town

John Dickinson was captured and kept prisoner at Fort Delaware

Joseph Diss Debar began serving in the legislature from Doddridge County

Joseph Diss Debar was named the first West Virginia commissioner of immigration

Construction of the Easton Roller Mill began

Allegheny College was burned by Union troops

William Ryland White was named first state superintendent of free schools

Stephen Elkins was admitted to the Missouri bar

Fort Moore was built for Capt. W. T. Wiant's home guards

Natural gas was used to produce carbon black for printing ink

John Imboden contracted typhoid fever and was relieved of command

Jacob Jackson returned to Parkersburg

Mudwall Jackson was promoted to brigadier general to command the forces at the Battle of Droop Mountain

The Richardson's map was the first map of the new state of West Virginia

The Morgantown Weekly Post was established by Henry M. Morgan and Nimrod Nelson Hoffman

Governor Boreman ordered convicted felons in West Virginia be imprisoned in the Ohio County Jail

Bazel Childers developed a system for fracturing the oil bearing rock to increase production.

Henry Ragland was captured by Union troops near Lurray, Virginia.

The first newspaper in Ripley, the Jackson Democrat was established

Volcano became an oil boom town

The Volcanic Oil & Gas Company was formed

Kellian Whaley was a delegate to the Republican National Convention

Laura Jackson Arnold wrote to Abraham Lincoln strongly expressing her support of the Union

The West Virginia Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons was formed

Virginia legislature repealed laws consenting to the admission of Berkeley and Jefferson counties to West Virginia

Storer College in Harpers Ferry, begun by the Freewill Baptist Church, to educate black teachers

Ratification of 13th Amendment by West Virginia

John Appleton moved to Kanawha County

13 Banks had become national banks

The Baptist General Association of West Virginia (West Virginia Baptist Convention) formed

Rosser's Raid occurred on Beverly

Belle Boyd wrote Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison in London

Waitman T. Willey senate term as first West Virginia senator ended

Provision included in Constitution of 1851 calling for the General Assembly to reapportion representation in both houses

John Dickinson came to Kanawha County

Anne Dudley arrived in West Virginia to teach freed blacks

Fairmont State University was formed as West Virginia's first private normal school

Aretas Fleming married Carrie M. Watson

Joseph Diss Debar appointed an agent in southern Germany

Nathan Goff married Laura E. Despard

Grafton National Cemetery was established for Civil War dead

The Easton Roller Mill replaced overshot water wheel

Reckart's Mill was built in Preston county

Visitor stated about Harpers Ferry, "all about the town are rubbish, filth, and stench."

Chester Hubbard began serving in the U.S. House of Representatives

John Jacob returned to Romney

George Latham served as congressman for the Second District of West Virginia

Joseph Lightburn returned to duty after being wounded in Sherman's advance on Atlanta

The city of Boone Court House changed its name to Madison

Booker T. Washington arrived in Malden with his family to work in the salt industry and local coal mines

Two additional dams were built on the Monongahela River

The army recruiting and training center at Camp Carlisle ceased

The Campbell's Creek Coal Company began shipping coal down the Kanawha River from Port Amherst

Samuel Price was appointed circuit judge in Lewisburg but declined to take office

A narrow-gauge railroad was built to Ritchie Mines

Ritchie Mines was bought

Union authorities moved Jefferson County seat from Charles Town to Shepherdstown

The Wheeling interurban system began operation

The National Banking Act was amended to allow state banks to become national banks

Jim Vance was suspected in the murder of Harmon McCoy

The formal organizing of Webster County took place

The state superintendent called a state convention of teachers to meet in Fairmont, founding the West Virginia Education Association