For Liberty and Union

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. Larry Keating Productions: The Priceless Gift (1975, American Cancer Society), The Artist and the Computer (1976, AT&T), Good Feelings (1978, Chiquita Brands), and Committed to the Land (1980, Union Pacific Corporation). Ellis Dungan, adviser. specialized in local sponsored films Wheels to Progress (1959), A Work of Heart and Hand (1965, West Virginia Department of Commerce), and A Ride of the Future (1977, West Virginia University).