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Timeline of West Virginia: Civil War and Statehood
Trivia Question
Week ending May 13, 2012


Timeline: May 1862

Question:On May 24, 1862, John Mutton of Wellsburg was arrested on this charge, for which he was sent to Camp Chase.

Submit your answer to Mary Johnson. Please include your name (or appropriate pseudonym) in the body of the e-mail if you wish to be included in the online list of correct responses.

A new question and the answer to the previous question will be posted each Monday (except holidays) during the sesquicentennial commemoration.


Question for week ending May 20: On May 17, 1862, a battle took place near Princeton at this place.

Answer: Pigeon's Roost

Correct answers submitted by:

Mary Sue Fraser
Jean Ingram Guerette
Barbara Paugh Patton
Brian Westfall
Bob Whitehair



Timeline of West Virginia: Civil War and Statehood

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