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  2. Battle of Philippi (1861) - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War and was fought in and around Philippi, Virginia (now West Virginia), on June 3, 1861. A Union Army victory, it was the first organized land action of the war, though generally viewed as a skirmish rather than a battle.

  3. Libby Prison escape - Wikipedia

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    The Libby Prison escape was a prison escape from Libby Prison, a Confederate prison at Richmond, Virginia in February 1864 that saw over 100 Union prisoners-of-war escape from captivity. It was one of the most successful prison breaks of the American Civil War .

  4. Philippi, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Philippi was the scene of the first land battle of the American Civil War, on June 3, 1861. The battle was promptly lampooned as the "Philippi Races" because of the hurried retreat by the Confederate troops encamped in the town. (The battle is reenacted every June during the town's 'Blue and Gray Reunion.')

  5. West Virginia in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Views in and Around Martinsburg, Virginia by A. R. Waud (Harper's Weekly, December 3, 1864). The U.S. state of West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia and added to the Union as a direct result of the American Civil War (see History of West Virginia), in which it became the only modern state to have declared its independence from the Confederacy.

  6. List of prison escapes - Wikipedia

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    In his second escape from the prison, he escaped through a tunnel leading from the shower area to a home construction site 1.5 km (0.9 mi) away in a Santa Juanita neighborhood. The tunnel was 1.7 m (5.7 ft) tall and 75 cm (30 in) in width. It was equipped with artificial light, air conditioning, and high-quality construction materials. [102]

  7. American Civil War prison camps - Wikipedia

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    A Union Army soldier barely alive in Georgia on his release in 1865. Both Confederate and Union prisoners of war suffered great hardships during their captivity.. Between 1861 and 1865, American Civil War prison camps were operated by the Union and the Confederacy to detain over 400,000 captured soldiers.

  8. New photo book explores old York County Prison and six other ...

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    Tatterson said that she visited the prison in 2009 during a tour of East Coast abandoned places. She captured the prison in 20 photos. A description winds the reader through the history of the ...

  9. Philippi Covered Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The bridge has strong associations with the American Civil War, especially the Battle of Philippi (1861). The Philippi Covered Bridge is the oldest [3] and longest covered bridge in West Virginia and one of only two remaining in Barbour County. It is also the only covered bridge on the United States Numbered Highway System (as part of U.S ...