After the Confederate armies surrendered in 1865, both Union and Confederate veterans from West Virginia returned to their new state. However, when it came time for pensions, West Virginia Union veterans received federal pensions, but Confederate veterans were not recognized by the state. Virginia provided pensions only to its own residents. Today, the divide between Union and Confederate soldiers is symbolized by statues at the West Virginia state capitol—one honoring Union soldiers, the other honoring Stonewall Jackson, with a statue of Abraham Lincoln placed between them.