1863 in West Virginia

← 1862 1861 1860 1863 in West Virginia → 1864 1865 1866
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s
See also:	History of West Virginia Historical outline of West Virginia List of years in West Virginia 1863 in the United States

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 ^[1]
• 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 ^[2]
• 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

1. "Arthur Ingraham Boreman". National Governors Association. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
2. Dubin, Michael J. (1998-03-15). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN   978-0-7864-0283-0.