Friday, June 7, 2013

June 4, 1861---The Restored Government of Virginia



JUNE 4, 1861:   

 In a raucous meeting affected by the events at Philippi, “New Virginia” delegates set a date for a second Wheeling Convention to discuss secession from the Confederacy back into the Union. Delegate John Carlisle proposes that the Convention present itself as representing the “Restored Government of Virginia” for the entire State.


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