Praise for "A West Virginia Rebel": from seriousreading.com 'A West Virginia Rebel' is definitely a must-read for readers who always want to explore new horizons in the history genre. Matthew A. Perry has thoroughly investigated all the events that took place in Jenkins's life and penned down a book perfectly draped in the backdrop of West Virginia. Matthew A. Perry's attempt to recreate history is surely worth reading for everyone who wants to know the ins and outs of Albert Jenkins' life and the history of West Virginia, alongside the sectional conflict of the American civil war." Albert...

The town of Ceredo, West Virginia was founded before the Civil War by northern abolitionists. The goal was to make a free labor society in the slaveholding south. Once the Civil War began, the town was the target of Confederate forces in the area. The Fifth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry was formed to protect Ceredo and other loyal cities in the Ohio Valley. This book details the trials and tribulations of the 5th West Virginia Infantry and the statehood movement in the area. Serious Reading.com gives it 4.5/5 stars, saying "'Protectors of the Ohio Valley: The Fifth West Virginia Volunteer...