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Stonewall Jackson's cousin "Mudwall" led failed attack on fort in W.Va.

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BULLTOWN, W.Va. — During the first years of the U.S. Civil War, marauding bands of guerillas roamed the hills in what's now central West Virginia. Most were loyal to the Confederacy, though they often acted in their own interests, raiding towns and farms at will. To counter their activities, the Union established a fort on […]


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Stonewall Jackson's cousin "Mudwall" led failed attack on fort in W.Va.

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