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Only Unionists in Grafton, (Western) Virginia; Sherman’s Offer and Help from Canada?
Wednesday, May 8, 1861
The town of Grafton in western Virginia was becoming the focal point for both sides of the War. Mostly, this was because it was a rail hub on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Roads from Parkersburg and Wheeling (both important Ohio River towns) met with the road heading east to Harpers Ferry, Washington and Baltimore. Whichever side controlled Grafton, controlled the rail traffic to the Ohio River.
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Wednesday, May 8, 1861
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