Originally Posted by
Dwight55
Actually if what I've been told is correct, . . . most of western virginia did not want to secede from the Union, . . . but had to because the "state" did.
Later they branched off from "Old Virginia" and became West Virginia.
My great-great grandparents lost what ever they had during the civil war in Old Virginia. Nobody ever knew much about it, . . . just knew they lost it.
BUT, . . . anyway, . . . thought I'd share that there good, . . . ohhhh, . . . good stuff for breakfast with y'all.
And yessum, . . . them there maters came straight from my garden. Not much of one, . . . but I'll take it anyway.
May God bless,
Dwight