[BroJoeK]

DiogenesLamp: "And what part of the North is Norfolk in?"

At the time (May 18) it was still officially part of Union Virginia.
When Virginia voters ratified secession, on May 23, 1861, and joined the Confederacy's declared war on the United States, then the "international border" ran through the Chesapeake Bay off Norfolk.

DiogenesLamp: "And when did West Virginia become a State of the Union?"

At roughly the same time Virginia voters ratified secession, West Virginians voted to join the Union.

[DiogenesLamp]

My post #410 addresses several points, including a Pearl Harbor comparison, which you should both acknowledge & address -- the analogy is too close to legitimately ignore.

So in other words, a bunch of silly hair-splitting.