[Aurelius]

Here is Non-Sequiturs version of the story, from his post 42. There is nothing about an election.

Once the war brokeout, a convention was held in Wheeling which formed a breakaway Virginia legislature which they proclaimed to be loyal to the Union. Congress recognized this legislature as the legitimate Virginia legislature. They then voted to partition the state and once Congress approved they reformed themselves as the West Virginia legislature. That is the short version of what happened.

[Ditto]

There was an election held in the Western counties where statehood was approved by the voters. I don't have a link handy but if you do a search on West Virginia history you will find it.

How about DiLorenzo saying Lincoln forced Kansas into the Union? Is that DiLorenzo a cracker-jack historian or what?