Reconstruction Residents of West Virginia were split in their allegiance during the war, with half of its soldiers serving in the Confederate army.Snell, Mark A., West Virginia and the Civil War, History Press, 2011, pg. 28, The vote to create a new state in western Virginia was very low, but statehood was approved by Congress and President Lincoln, and the new state was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863.
Reconstruction Residents of West Virginia were split in their allegiance during the war with half of its soldiers serving in the Confederate armySnell Mark A West Virginia and the Civil War History Press 2011 pg 28 The vote to create a new state in western Virginia was very low but statehood was approved by Congress and President Lincoln and the new state was admitted to the Union on June 20 1863