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Does anyone know exactly when West Virginia became it's own state? I mean, it was Civil War times, but can I get something more specific?

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LadyNottingham said:
It was indeed during the American Civil War, in June 1863, if my memory serves me well.
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robothor1111 posted over a year ago
InquisitiveOwl said:
Virginia unceremoniously split from the Confederate state of Virginia not long before the Civil War.
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From Wikipedia : "West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions, breaking away from Virginia during the American Civil War. The new state was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key Civil War border state. West Virginia was the only state to form by seceding from a Confederate state, and was one of only two states formed during the American Civil War (the other one being Nevada, which separated from Utah Territory)."
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