1863 in West Virginia

The following is a list of events of the year 1863 in West Virginia.

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Arthur I. Boreman (R)

Events

• March 28 – Battle of Hurricane Bridge occurs in present-day Hurricane, West Virginia
• April–May – Jones–Imboden Raid occurs in present-day Fairmont, West Virginia
• June 20:
• West Virginia becomes a state
• Arthur I. Boreman begins interim term as West Virginia's first governor
• October 13 – Battle of Bulltown occurs in present-day Braxton County, West Virginia
• October 22 – Jacob B. Blair, William G. Brown Sr., and Kellian Whaley are elected as West Virginia's first members of the United States House of Representatives
• November 6 – Battle of Droop Mountain occurs in present day Pocahontas County, West Virginia

See also

• 1863 in the United States
• 1863 West Virginia gubernatorial election

References