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View of Philippi, West Virginia

Tread the Ground that Hosted the First Land Battle of the Civil War

by Melissa A. Winn6/5/20236/5/2023

Explore Philippi, West Virginia, the small but iconic spot that misled Union leaders into thinking the war would be short.

Moorefield, WV battle site

Moorefield, West Virginia: Confederate Bastion in the Union State

by Melissa A. Winn9/1/20229/6/2022

Leading from the Front: A Helicopter Pilot’s Distinguished Valor in Vietnam

by Doug Sterner8/3/20216/2/2022

Why Martinsburg Remained Blue in Red Virginia

by Jonathan A. Noyalas1/21/20211/26/2021

Hatfield family portrait in 1888.

Escaping a Blood Feud With the McCoys, This Hatfield Found Peace Out West

by F. Keith Davis10/9/20168/19/2022