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West Virginia was with Virgina, but they disagreed about succeeding from the union, so they broke away from the confederation.

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Which state was formed when it left confederacy?

West Virginia


Which state was formed when it seceded from the Confederacy?

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Why was the formation of the new state of west Virginia so bad for the confederacy?

It diminished Confederate territory. It added another state to the Union, which would send regiments to fight the South. It was bad for morale in Virginia.


What state did not belong to the confederacy?

You may be referring to West Virginia, which broke away from Virginia when that state seceded from the Union. West Virginia became a state of the Union in 1863.


What did the western counties of Virginia did in 1863?

Formed their own state of West Virginia, and seceded from Virginia and the Confederacy.


What is the name of the state that separated itself from another state in 1861 when the larger state joined the Confederacy?

West Virginia was once part of Virginia. When Virginia declared secession from the United States to become part of the Confederacy, the counties in northwestern Virginia voted to secede from Virginia and remain loyal to the United States. That area of Virginia became West Virginia. West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.


What state was part of another state before the civil war?

Before the Civil War, the state of West Virginia was part of Virginia. Unionists did not support the Confederacy and established West Virginia in 1863.


What side was West Virginia on in the Civil War?

West Virginia was originally part of the State of Virginia. After Virginia seceded and joined the Confederacy, West Virginia seceded from Virginia and joined the Union as a new State.


Which state was formed as a result of regional dissatisfaction with joinin the Confederacy?

West Virginia


What state came from a split from a slave state?

West Virginia split from Virginia at the start of the Civil War due to slavery, and Virginia became a part of the Confederacy while West Virginia remained in the Union.


What state owed its formation to the Civil War?

West Virginia


Which state tried to secede from the confederacy?

West Virginia. It became a separate state in 1863, and re-joined he Union.