Virginia in the American Civil War
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Virginia in the American Civil War
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The American state of Virginia became a prominent part of the Confederacy when it joined during the American Civil War. As a Southern slave-holding state, Virginia held the state convention to deal with the secession crisis and voted against secession on April 4, 1861. Opinion shifted after the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, and April 15, when U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for troops from all states still in the Union to put down the rebellion. For all practical purposes, Virginia jo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_in_the_American_Civil_War
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2006-08-28T15:36:34Z
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2024-08-27T13:12:06Z
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