The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . FRANCIS H. PIERPONT. A very signiticaiii civil and political movement wa«inaugurated in Northwestern Virginia, in the early partof May. 1861. The trnion feeling was very strong, , there was much opposition to GovernorLetcher and the Confederates in control of the easterncounties. A convention was held at Wheebng in themiddle of June. A new State Government was organ-ized,with Mr. Pierpont as Provisional Governor, a UnionLegislature was elected, and steps were taken for theerection
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . FRANCIS H. PIERPONT. A very signiticaiii civil and political movement wa«inaugurated in Northwestern Virginia, in the early partof May. 1861. The trnion feeling was very strong, , there was much opposition to GovernorLetcher and the Confederates in control of the easterncounties. A convention was held at Wheebng in themiddle of June. A new State Government was organ-ized,with Mr. Pierpont as Provisional Governor, a UnionLegislature was elected, and steps were taken for theerection of a new State, which culminated in the for-mation of the free State of West Virginia, admitted intothe UDioD June 3, STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. Born in Brandon, Vt, April 23. Studied law ashort time in Canandaigua, N. Y., leaving in 1831 lor theWest, and settling in .Jacksonville, III. Taught schooland studied law, and was admitted to the bar, Attorney-General of the State before he was of ^tate. 1810. Judtre of the Supreme Court,1841. Elected to Congress. 1848, 44, 46, and U. S. Sen-ate. 1847. Canvassed the Stale in opposition to Abra-ham Lincoln for U. S. Senator, 1858, and was Democratic candidate lor President, Mr. Lincolns inauguration he supported lbsUnion cause. Died June 3, 1861.
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