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Back in print: West Virginia’s Civil War Sites
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Quarrier Press has released a reprint of Stan Cohen’s classic book, A Pictorial Guide to West Virginia’s Civil War Sites.
Over 400 photographs, maps, and drawings. Includes 230 sites connected to the Civil War such as battlefields, cemeteries, buildings, and houses. The book divides the sites by county, giving the significance of and directions to each site. This guidebook provides an opportunity for a hands on approach to learning about the Civil War.
The book can be ordered online at The West Virginia Book Company.
West Virginia Sesquicentennial Events
Posted by: | CommentsWest Virginia celebrates its Sesquicentennial on June 20, 2013.
West Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission
Events and information from West Virginia Culture and History
West Virginia Tourism releases new Civil War videos
Posted by: | CommentsThe West Virginia Division of Tourism launched a new website Tuesday dedicated to the role the state played in the Civil War and what it has to offer today.
Tourism Commissioner Betty Carver unveiled www.WVTourism.com/CivilWar. The site features 57 minutes of video about the state divided up into 9 travel regions.


