For Liberty and Union (1977)
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.
Director: John K. Ball
https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/for-liberty-and-union-1977
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Gary Merrill as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Dan Resin as John Carlile |
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Brooks Rogers as Waitman Willey |
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William Lyman as Archibald Campbell |
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David Judy as Francis Pierpont |
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Bob Tracey as Samuel Crane |
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Marilyn Hill as Mary Crane |
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Hal O'Leary as John Nicholls |
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Barbara Jean Laifer as Vocalist |
| Production | Ellis R. Dungan | Consulting Producer |
| Directing | John K. Ball | Director |
| Production | Larry Keating | Producer |
| Writing | Kevin Tobin | Writer |
| Camera | A.J. Lhota | Director of Photography |
| Editing | John P. Kenny | Editor |
