For Liberty and Union

Name: For Liberty and Union
Director: John K. Ball
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1977-01-01
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Gary Merrill, Dan Resin, Brooks Rogers, William Lyman, David Judy

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1977 · 22 min · History · Drama

Overview

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

Cast

Gary Merrill — Self - Narrator (voice)
Dan Resin — John Carlile
Brooks Rogers — Waitman Willey
William Lyman — Archibald Campbell
David Judy — Francis Pierpont