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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 8th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry organized in the Kanawha Valley in the fall of 1861 with volunteers from Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Raleigh, Wyoming Putnam, Mason, Logan and Braxton Counties. On January 26, 1864, the unit designation was changed to 7th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry. August 1, 1865 the 7th West Virginia Cavalry was mustered out.<ref name="fhlc">Ronald R. Turner, "7th West Virginia Cavalry", (Manassas, Virginia : R.R. Turner, c1989), {{FHL|433287|item|disp=FHL US/CAN 975.4 M2t}}</ref> | |||
"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||