For Liberty and Union

For Liberty and Union — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 1, 1977
• Runtime
• 22 min
• Genres
• History, Drama
• Director
• John K. Ball

For Liberty and Union — Cast

Gary Merrill Self - Narrator (voice) Dan Resin John Carlile

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Brooks Rogers Waitman Willey

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William Lyman Archibald Campbell

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David Judy Francis Pierpont

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Bob Tracey Samuel Crane

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Marilyn Hill Mary Crane

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Hal O'Leary John Nicholls