1863 in West Virginia
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The following is a list of events of the year 1863 in West Virginia.
Incumbents
State government
Events
- March 28 – Battle of Hurricane Bridge occurs in present-day Hurricane, West Virginia
- April–May – Jones–Imboden Raid occurs in present-day Fairmont, West Virginia
- June 20:
- West Virginia becomes a state
- Arthur I. Boreman begins interim term as West Virginia's first governor[1]
- October 13 – Battle of Bulltown occurs in present-day Braxton County, West Virginia
- October 22 – Jacob B. Blair, William G. Brown Sr., and Kellian Whaley are elected as West Virginia's first members of the United States House of Representatives[2]
- November 6 – Battle of Droop Mountain occurs in present day Pocahontas County, West Virginia
See also
References
- ^ "Arthur Ingraham Boreman". National Governors Association. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (1998-03-15). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-0283-0.