1863 in West Virginia
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The following is a list of events of the year 1863 in West Virginia.
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Events
- March 28 â Battle of Hurricane Bridge occurs in present-day Hurricane, West Virginia
- AprilâMay â JonesâImboden 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 â Battle of Bulltown occurs in present-day Braxton County, West Virginia
- October 22 â 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 â Battle of Droop Mountain occurs in present day Pocahontas County, West Virginia