George B. McClellan comes to take personal command of Federals in western Virginia as Confederates try to strengthen their defenses.

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George B. McClellan comes to take personal command of Federals in western Virginia as Confederates try to strengthen their defenses.
Western Virginians gather at a convention and declare themselves to be the lawful, reorganized government of the state of Virginia.