The Union army will occupy the western…

December 1861 CE

The Union army will occupy the western region of Virginia for the rest of the war, despite several raids by the Confederates into the area.

West Virginia will later be split from the Department of the Ohio and be formed into a new Department of Western Virginia.

The Wheeling convention had quickly organized the Restored Government of Virginia.

This Unionist government claims to be the legitimate government for the whole of Virginia with Richmond as its capital, although its de facto control is limited to those parts of the state held under federal arms.

This arrangement will last until 1863 when western Virginia is admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia.

Following West Virginian statehood, the Restored Government will relocate to Alexandria where it will remain for the duration of the war.

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Wheeling Ohio West Virginia United States View →

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Virginia, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Western Virginia Campaign View →

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