west virginia was admitted to the union in 1861.
when was west virginia admitted to the union?
1861
bullet::::- march 2, 1863: false claims act, sess. 3, ch. 67,









































bullet::::- march 3, 1863: enrollment act, sess. 3, ch. 75,









































bullet::::- march 3, 1863: habeas corpus suspension act, sess. 3, ch. 81,









































bullet::::- march 3, 1863: tenth circuit act,









































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bullet::::- december 31, 1862: west virginia admitted, sess. 3, ch. 6, , pending a presidential proclamation. (it became a state on june 20, 1863)









































section::::states admitted and seceded and territories organized.:territories organized or changed.
37th united states congress
although the u.s. supreme court never ruled on the constitutionality of the state's creation, decisions such as those in "virginia v. west virginia" led to a "de facto" recognition of the state which is now considered unassailable. west virginia's first constitution explicitly agreed to pay a portion of virginia's debt in helping build roads, canals, railroads, and other public improvements in the new state. but these debts were never paid, and virginia sued to recover them. in the case, "virginia v. west virginia", 220 u.s. 1 (1911), the state of virginia admitted in its briefings the legality of the secession of west virginia. a second constitutional question arises as to whether the constitution permits states to be carved out of existing states, whether consent is given or not. article iv, section 3, clause 1 of the u.s. constitution says:
virginia v. west virginia