13th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry: Difference between revisions
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For additional information about this regiment, see: <br> | For additional information about this regiment, see: <br> | ||
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvinf2.htm#13thinf 13th Regiment Infantry] | *The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvinf2.htm#13thinf 13th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 16 November 2012).<br> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,641 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UWV0013RI Roster]. | |||
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. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
Revision as of 19:23, 27 May 2022
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 13th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry organized at Point Pleasant, Mason County, Virginia and Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia October, 1862. It was at Winchester and Staunton until June 1865 and mustered out June 22, 1865.[1]
For additional information about this regiment, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 13th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 16 November 2012).
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,641 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
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.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'West Virginia in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- West Virginia in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for West Virginia, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).