Day Three- Fast Facts

From any angle you wish to look, the issue of slavery caused the Civil War

Southern                                                Northern

States rights to allow slavery                    Country could not continue half free, half slave

This issue divided states, communities, and families especially in places like Southwest Virginia.

Southwest Virginia did not experience any major battles but railroad junctures,salt manufacturing in Saltville, and the large buildings at Emory & Henry College played critical roles in the war.  

Saltville Saltworks

Emory & Henry As It Was Around The Civil War