Virginia Role In American Civil War
Virginia’s role in the American Civil War cannot be underestimated. The state was home to Richmond, the Confederate capital. A symbol of pride for the South and a symbol of resistance and treason to the North.
The state was also a center of industry, agriculture, and transportation, making it a rich target for Union forces and a desperately needed resource for the South.
Virginia’s rivers, valleys, and mountains were the scenes of several important military actions at Chancellorsville, Manassas, and, finally, the surrender at Appomattox. 155,000 Virginians served the Confederacy, including raw recruits from the Virginia Military Institute and Emory and Henry College, who formed their own units such as the Richmond Howitzers and the Stonewall Brigade.
The state also provided the Confederacy with some of its greatest military leaders, including General Robert E. Lee, Lt. General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Major General J.E.B. Stuart, Lt. General A.P Hill, and General Joseph E. Johnston.On April 9, 1865, the formal surrender ending the war took place at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
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