So I saw this map in this thread and one thing lead to another and now I would like some Virginia experts on here to this up if possible:
Which counties in what is now West Virginia really voted for secession from the United States in 1861?
I've seen maps like this:
EDIT: and this:
which would imply that large parts of western Virginia voted against secession.
However we then have maps like the one I linked to at the beginning which shows that apparently support for a separate West Virginian state was only high in the northern counties and...umm..."lukewarm" in the rest of the state.
Here it is again but showing the connection between the high support areas and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad:
And then we have maps like this:
and this:
which clearly don't agree with the first map showing the vote for secession by counties throughout the CSA.
So what's going on? Are the maps showing different things (like referendum votes versus convention votes)? And can anyone provide an accurate map of the CSA votes on secession (by county) if the one shown is actually not accurate?
Which counties in what is now West Virginia really voted for secession from the United States in 1861?
I've seen maps like this:
EDIT: and this:
which would imply that large parts of western Virginia voted against secession.
However we then have maps like the one I linked to at the beginning which shows that apparently support for a separate West Virginian state was only high in the northern counties and...umm..."lukewarm" in the rest of the state.
Here it is again but showing the connection between the high support areas and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad:
And then we have maps like this:
and this:
which clearly don't agree with the first map showing the vote for secession by counties throughout the CSA.
So what's going on? Are the maps showing different things (like referendum votes versus convention votes)? And can anyone provide an accurate map of the CSA votes on secession (by county) if the one shown is actually not accurate?
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