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... hundred each . Some portions of western Virginia were almost completely unin- habited . A traveller described a tract of land in Randolph County containing seven hundred to nine hundred square miles which was so wild and inaccessible ...
... hundred each . Some portions of western Virginia were almost completely unin- habited . A traveller described a tract of land in Randolph County containing seven hundred to nine hundred square miles which was so wild and inaccessible ...
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... hundred men was accompanied by two fieldpieces under the immediate supervision of Colonel Lander . Dumont was to march directly from Webster to Philippi , where he was expected to be at 4:00 A.M. At that hour he was to begin a ...
... hundred men was accompanied by two fieldpieces under the immediate supervision of Colonel Lander . Dumont was to march directly from Webster to Philippi , where he was expected to be at 4:00 A.M. At that hour he was to begin a ...
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... hundred Federal cavalrymen were moving from the Clinch River toward the salt works in south- western Virginia detained Samuel Jones's men in the New River area . Both of these threats soon abated , however , and on April 20 , five days ...
... hundred Federal cavalrymen were moving from the Clinch River toward the salt works in south- western Virginia detained Samuel Jones's men in the New River area . Both of these threats soon abated , however , and on April 20 , five days ...
Contents
THE SECTIONAL BACKGROUND | 13 |
VIRGINIA POLITICS IN THE CRITICAL DECADE | 23 |
The Campaign of 1860 | 29 |
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