What were the boarder states in the Civil War?

They had it very hard because the conflict was a true civil war in those states. There were supporters of both sides in every town and the territory was often not under the control of either of the formal armies. That meant Law and Order tended to break down as guerillas and raiding parties preyed on sympathisers and innocent civilians alike. Michael Montagne What is now West Virginia used to be part of Virginia before the Civil War, but because of civil war within that state, the western part of it separated and we now have VA and WV. == == == ==