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Was West Virginia in the Confederacy or not?
West Virginia was a part of Virginia until after the Civil War started, so technically at the start of the war what would become West Virginia was in the Confederacy. However, West Virginia separated itself form Virginia to join the Union as a free state, so West Virginia was aligned with the North after it came to exist as a separate political entity from Virginia.
How was West Virginia formed?
When Virginia seceded from the Union during the Civil War on 17 Aprol 1861, several counties in the northwestern part of the state decided to secede from the state and remain part of the United States. Lincoln declared West Virginia a state in violation of the US Constitution.
Why was the formation of the new state of West Virginia such a blow to the confederacy?
West Virginia was with Virgina, but they disagreed about succeeding from the union, so they broke away from the confederation.
Did Virginia and West Virginia remain in the union?
Virginia split into two states (west Virginia , Virginia) Virginia become a free state while west Virginia went under union
How did the Civil War Create West Virginia?
Because of the slavery. Many people were disagreed with slavery which led to civil war but Virginia wanted to keep slavery so they created another country. since it was in the west they called it West Virginia.
