I'd like to second Zelma's request for sources, and add another "rumor" to the fray-- I've been told that Berkeley and Jefferson counties were added to West Virginia "after the fact." That those counties were not within the boundaries of the first West Virginia. It had something to do with the train (economics are so often the driving force). Congressmen in Washington didn't want the train running through a confederate state, so they put Berkeley and Jefferson into the new pro-Union state. This is something I've been "told," and I'd like to know its veracity. Is there a WV history site? Perhaps that's where this question should be posted. Ms. Marty Hiatt, CGRS "Document what you find, listen to what you are told, and especially, love and respect your work." John Morris CGRS is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zelma M. Setser" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 3:37 PM Subject: [WVBERKEL] Civil War ? > Hi, > > I wish you all would put your source or credentials on your answers to where Berkeley County stood during the Civil War and why the division was where it is and why? It would be very helpful to us in the west who have no idea where the source from this information is coming from. > > Thank you, Zelma M. Setser >