For Liberty and Union

For Liberty and Union

1977 · 22 min · History, Drama

At the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861, delegates from Unionist counties of northwestern Virginia decided to break away from the Confederacy and form a new government loyal to the United States that two years later would be officially recognized as the new state of West Virginia. This historical reenactment was commissioned to mark the restoration of the Wheeling Custom House -- the actual site of the delegates' conventions, featured within the film.

Directed by John K. Ball · Written by Kevin Tobin

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Gary Merrill Self - Narrator (voice)
Dan Resin John Carlile
Brooks Rogers Waitman Willey
William Lyman Archibald Campbell
David Judy Francis Pierpont
Bob Tracey Samuel Crane
Marilyn Hill Mary Crane
Hal O'Leary John Nicholls
Barbara Jean Laifer Vocalist

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