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1861 in Virginia
Battle of Philippi (1861)On the 13th of May 1861, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan assumed command of the Department of the Ohio from his headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
First Battle of Bull RunOn the 20th of December 1860, South Carolina became the first of seven Southern states to declare secession from the Union.