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*[[1st Regiment, West Virginia Light Artillery|1st Regiment, West Virginia Light Artillery]]<br>


*[[1st Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry|1st Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry]]<br>Organized at Wheeling, Clarksburg and Morgantown, West Virginia, July 10 to November 25, 1861. <br>Mustered out July 8, 1865.<br>


[[Image:{{Harpers Ferry 1865}}]]  
*[[1st Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|1st Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]] <br>Organized and mustered in for three months as follows:


=== Introduction  ===
Company "A" at Wheeling May 10, 1861


West Virginia divided from Virginia and became a state&nbsp;June 20, 1863&nbsp;because of the Civil War.
Company "B" at Wheeling May 11, 1861


*{{FSC|586528|item|disp=''How West Virginia was made : proceedings of the first convention of the people of northwestern Virginia at Wheeling, May 13, 14 and 15, 1861, and the journal of the second convention of the people of northwestern Virginia at Wheeling, which assembled, June 11th, 1861.'' Charleston, West Virginia : News-Mail, 1909}}
Company "C" at Wheeling May 15, 1861  


*{{FSC|1129583|item|disp=Arlington County, Register of persons who have taken and subscribed to ... by an ordinance for the reorganization of the state government, 1862-1865}}
Company "D" at Steubenville, Ohio, May 15, 1861
*{{FSC|777440|item|disp=Brooke County. Register of persons who have taken the oath of the convention, 1862-1863}}
*{{FSC|274160|item|disp=Tyler County, Register of persons who have taken the oath of the convention, 1862-1863}}


For the Union, West Virginia mustered between 22,000 and 25,000 men<ref name="wvcwsd">George Tyler Moore, Center for the Study of the Civil War, [http://www.shepherd.edu/gtmcweb/research_database.html West Virginia Civil War Soldiers Database], (accessed 14 April 2011)</ref> in 20 infantry units, 7 cavalry units, 1 artillery unit and 3 other types of units.&nbsp;West Virginia did not organize any confederate regiments. Approximately 9,000 West Virginians chose to fight for the Confederate States of America and&nbsp;generally joined the confederate regiments of Virginia.
Company "E" at Wheeling May 16, 1861


=== West Virginia Military Units  ===
Company "F" at Wellsburg May, 17, 1861


Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies. <br>
Company "G" at Wellsburg May 18, 1861


The information in the lists of West Virginia Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] website. This website can also be searched by the name of a soldier.
Company "H" in Marshall County May 21, 1861
<center>'''West Virginia Units by Number or by Name'''</center><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; color: black; padding-top: 5px">'''''Union Units'''''</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[West Virginia Civil War Union Units 1st through 17th|1st-17th]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[West Virginia Civil War Union Units A to Z|A to Z]]</div>
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<center>'''West Virginia Units by Type of Unit'''</center><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; color: black; padding-top: 5px">'''''Union Units'''''</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[West Virginia Civil War Union Infantry Units|Infantry]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[West Virginia Civil War Union Cavalry Units|Cavalry]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[West Virginia Civil War Union Artillery Units|Artillery]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[West Virginia Civil War Other Union Units|Other]]</div>
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<center>'''West Virginia Confederate Units'''</center><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(208,208,208); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 105px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; color: black; padding-top: 5px">'''''Confederate Units'''''</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(208,208,208); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[West Virginia Civil War Confederate Units|All Units]]</div>
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=== Sources and Resources  ===
Company "I" in Hancock County May 21, 1861


For Regimental Histories of the following: [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvcav.htm#1stcav Click here]
Company "K" at Wheeling May 23, 1861, 1861


1st Regiment Cavalry, 2nd Regiment Cavalry, 3rd Regiment Cavalry,  
All companies mustered out August 27, 1861<br>


4th Regiment Cavalry, 5th Regiment Cavalry, 6th Regiment Cavalry
*[[1st Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry|1st Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry]]<br>Organized November 9, 1864, by consolidation of 5th and 9th West Virginia Infantry. <br>Mustered out July 21, 1865.<br>


7th Regiment Cavalry,<br>  
*[[2nd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry|2nd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry]]<br>Organized at Parkersburg, West Virginia, September to November, 1861 <br>Mustered out June 30, 1865. <br>


For Light Artillery Batteries Histories&nbsp;of the following:&nbsp; [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvarty.htm#bata Click here]
*[[2nd Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|2nd Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.<br>


Battery "A" Light Artillery (Daum's), Battery "B" Light Artillery (Keeper's),  
*[[2nd Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry|2nd Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry]]<br>Organized December 10, 1864, by consolidation of 1st and 4th West Virginia Infantry. <br>Mustered out July 16, 1865.<br>


Battery "C" Light Artillery, Battery "D" Light Artillery, Battery "E" Light Artillery,  
*[[3rd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry|3rd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry]]<br>Organized December, 1861. <br>Mustered out June 23, 1865.<br>


Battery "F" Light Artillery, Battery "G" Light Artillery, and Battery "H" Light Artillery, <br>  
*[[3rd Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|3rd Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.<br>


For Regiment Infantry Histories of the following:&nbsp; <u>[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvinf1.htm#1stinf Click here]</u>  
*[[4th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry|4th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry]]<br>Organized at Parkersburg and Wheeling, W. Va., July and August, 1863, for one year. <br>Mustered out June 23, 1864. <br>


1st Regiment Infantry (3 months), 1st Regiment Infantry (3 years),  
*[[4th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|4th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>Organized at Macon City, Point Pleasant and Grafton, W. Va., June 17 to August 22, 1861. <br>Consolidated with 1st West Virginia Infantry December 21, 1864, to form 2nd West Virginia Veteran Infantry. <br>


1st Regiment Veteran Infantry, 2nd Regiment Infantry, 2nd Regiment Veteran Infantry,  
*[[5th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry|5th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry]]<br>Organized from 2nd Regiment West Virginia Mounted Infantry January 26, 1864. <br>Designation changed to 5th West Virginia Cavalry January 26, 1864.<br>


3rd Regiment Infantry, 4th Regiment Infantry, 5th Regiment Infantry,  
*[[5th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|5th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>Organized at Ceredo, W. Va., September 2, 1861, and mustered in October 18, 1861.<br>Consolidated with 9th West Virginia Infantry November 9, 1864, to form 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry.<br>


6th Regiment Infantry, 7th Regiment Infantry, 8th Regiment Infantry, and  
*[[6th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry|6th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry ]]<br>Organized from 3rd West Virginia Mounted Infantry January 26, 1864.<br>Moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and mustered out May 22, 1866.<br>


9th Regiment Infantry. <br>  
*[[6th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|6th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>Organized at Grafton, Mannington, Cairo, Parkersburg and Wheeling, W. Va., August 13 to December 26, 1861.<br>


For Regiment Infantry Histories of the following:&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvinf2.htm#10thinf Click here] </u><u></u>  
*[[7th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry|7th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry]]<br>Organized from 8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry January 26, 1864. <br>Mustered out August 1, 1865.<br>


10th Regement Infantry, 11th Regiment Infantry, 12th Regiment Infantry,  
*[[7th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|7th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>Organized at Portland, Cameron, Grafton, Wheeling, Morgantown and Greenland, West Virginia, July 16 to December 3, 1861.<br>Mustered out July 1, 1865. <br>


13th Regiment Infantry, 14th Regiment Infantrty, 15th Regiment Infantry,  
*[[8th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|8th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. <br>Organized in the Kanawha Valley in the fall of 1861 with volunters from Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Raleigh, Wyoming Putnam, Mason, Logan and Braxton Counties.<br>("7th West Virginia Calvery"; FHL US/CAN 975.4 M2t). <br>January 26, 1864, the unit designation was changed to 7th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry <br>("7th West Virginia Calvery"; FHL US/CAN 975.4 M2t). <br>August 1, 1865 the 7th West Virginia Cavalry was mustered out. ("7th West Virginia Calvery"; FHL US/CAN 975.4 M2t)<br>


16th Regiment Infantry, 17th Regiment Infantry,&nbsp;Independen Battalion Infantry, and 1st Independent Company Loyal Virginians.  
*[[9th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|9th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>Organized at Guyandotte November 28, 1861, to April 30, 1862. <br>Consolidated with 5th West Virginia Infantry November 9, 1864, to form 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry. <br>


==== General  ====
*[[10th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|10th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>Organized at Camp Pickens, Canaan, Glenville, Clarksville, Sutton, Phillippi and Piedmont March 12 to May 18, 1862. <br>Duty near Richmond till August. Mustered out August 9, 1865. <br>


*The West Virginia Archives and History has several sources and online databases
*[[11th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|11th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry ]]<br>Organized at Wheeling, Elizabeth, Burning Springs, Parkersburg, Ravenswood, Kanawha Station and Point Pleasant, W. Va., October 29, 1861, to October 8, 1862. <br>Duty near Richmond till June, 1865. Mustered out June 17, 1865.<br>


:- [http://www.wvculture.org/history/ag/ag.html West Virginia Adjutant Generals' Papers, 1861-1983] with Union Militia, Union regiments, National Guard, etc.
*[[12th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|12th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>Organized at Wheeling, W. Va., August 30, 1862. <br>Duty near Richmond till June. Mustered out June 16, 1865.


:- A guide, [http://www.wvculture.org/history/archives/civwaran.html Researching Your Civil War Ancestor], with a great bibliography
*13th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry<br>Organized at Mt. Pleasant and Barboursville October, 1862. <br>At Winchester and Staunton till June. Mustered out June 22, 1865.<br>


:- Timelines, histories of battles, and reunion information
*[[14th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|14th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>Organized at Wheeling, Va., August 25, 1862. <br>Mustered out June 28, 1865<br>


*The George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War has the following in its [http://www.shepherd.edu/gtmcweb/research_database.html West Virginia Civil War Soldiers Database] with biographical information about deceased soldiers including regiments and enlistment, muster-in, and discharge data.
*[[15th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|15th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>Organized at Wheeling, W. Va., August-October, 1862. <br>Duty near Richmond till June. Mustered out June 14, 1865.<br>


:- [http://www.shepherd.edu/gtmcweb/gettysburg.htm#2 West Virginia soldiers interred in Gettysburg National Cemetery]
*[[17th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry|17th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>Organized at Wheeling, W. Va., September 26, 1864, to February 25, 1865. <br>Mustered out June 30, 1865 at Clarksburg, West Virginia.<br>


:- West Virginia soldiers buried in the [http://www.shepherd.edu/gtmcweb/Antietam.htm Antietam National Cemetery]
*[[Independent Exempts, West Virginia Infantry|Independent Exempts, West Virginia Infantry]]


==== Union Records  ====
*[[Independent Exempts, West Virginia Infantry]]<br>"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.<br>


===== 1890 Census Veterans Schedules  =====
*[[Independent Company of Scouts, Raleigh County, West Virginia|Independent Company of Scouts, Raleigh County, West Virginia]]<br>&nbsp;<br>


'''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of West Virginia. The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in West Virginia in 1890. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]].  
*Independent Company B, West Virginia Infantry<br>"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. <br>


===== Union Service Records  =====
*Unassigned West Virginia<br>"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.<br>
 
Indexes to service and pension records of Union volunteers are available at the FamilySearch Library and the National Archives. The library also has 261 microfilms of the
 
*'''Index.''' United States. Adjutant General's Office. ''Index to compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of West Virginia. ''National Archives microfilm publications, M507. (Washington [District of Columbia]: The National Archives, 1963), {{FSC|313613|item|disp=FS Library films 881595-881607}}
 
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932429|West Virginia Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index
 
:- The index will give the unit a soldier served in. The name of the unit is needed to find a soldier in the compiled service records described below.<br>
 
*'''Compiled Service Records.''' United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of West Virginia.&nbsp;''National Archives microfilm publication, M508. (Washington [District of Columbia]&nbsp;: The National Archives, 1963). {{FSC|484391|item|disp=on 261 FS Library films beginning with 881595}}
 
:- Within each unit, the records are arranged alphabetically by the soldiers' names.
 
:The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of West Virginia are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives website. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]].
 
===== Union Pension Records  =====
 
'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see [[Union Pension Records|Union Pension Records]].
 
*United States. Veterans Administration. ''Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans who Served Between 1861 and 1900- [1917]''. &nbsp;(Washington, District of Columbia&nbsp;: The National Archives, 1949.. NARA microfilm publications: T0289). {{FSC|573022|item|disp=on 765 FS Library films beginning with 1725491}}
 
===== Union Unit Histories  =====
 
==== Confederate Records  ====
 
===== Confederate Service Records  =====
 
The approximately 9,000 West Virginians who chose to fight for the Confederate States of America generally joined the confederate regiments of Virginia. Virginia's 22nd Infantry was composed almost entirely of soldiers from West Virginia. The 31st and 46th Infantry also had large numbers from West Virginia. To obtain records for these soldiers see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]].
 
The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_West_Virginia_Civil_War_Confederate_units List of West Virginia Civil War Confederate units], lists infantry, cavalry, artillery, guerrilla units, and other Virginia units with a heavy concentration of men from the West Virginia area.
 
See the [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virginia in the Civil War]] article for more information about these Virginia units.
 
===== Confederate Pension Records  =====
 
West Virginia did not grant pensions to confederate veterans. Some confederate veterans may have received pensions from Virginia.
 
*Virginia. Office of the Comptroller, Virginia State Library and Archives (Richmond, Virginia). ''Confederate Pension Applications, Virginia, Acts of 1888, 1900, 1902&nbsp;; Index, 1888-1934 Records, with an Index'', are on 220 FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|474918|title-id|disp=1439763}}. Microreproduction of original records at the Virginia State Library and Archives in Richmond, Virginia.
 
*The Library of Virginia has many [http://tinyurl.com/3s64w63 Civil War guides and records online ]for both Virginia and West Virginia Confederate soldiers.
 
==== Presidential Pardons of Former Confederates, 1863–1868  ====
 
From 1863 to 1868, former Confederates could apply for pardon from the federal government. The voting rights and citizenship of former Confederates were restored when they applied for pardon and signed an Amnesty Oath.
 
A published list of pardons is available online:
 
*''Pardons by the President: Final Report of the Names of Persons Who Lived in Alabama, Virginia, West Virginia, or Georgia, were Engaged in Rebellion and Pardoned by the President, Andrew Johnson.'' Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1986.
 
==== Southern Claims Commission  ====
 
If a Union sympathizer in West Virginia claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied per county, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents of all kinds in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in West Virginia counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]].
 
==== Other Sources  ====
 
*Boyd B. Stutler, ''West Virginia in the Civil War.'' Charleston, (West Virginia: Educational Foundation, 1963). This has an excellent discussion of West Virginia's part in the Civil War. FamilySearch Library {{FSC|359152|title-id|disp=book 975.4 M2s}}.
*{{FSC|1129583|item|disp=Register of persons who have taken and subscribed to ... by an ordinance for the reorganization of the state government, 1862-1865}}
 
==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)  ====
 
Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000.
 
In 1888 there were 73 posts and 2,992 members in the state of West Virginia
 
[http://www.garrecords.org/ GAR Posts in the State of West Virginia]
 
The FamilySearch Library catlog list records of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=West+Virginia+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic&prekeyword=West+Virginia+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic West Virginia Grand Army of the Republic].
 
==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War  ====
 
With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed.
 
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=== References  ===
 
<references />
 
<br>{{U.S. Civil War}}


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[[|]]3rd Regiment, West Virginia InfantryRegiments:[edit | edit source]

Company "A" at Wheeling May 10, 1861

Company "B" at Wheeling May 11, 1861

Company "C" at Wheeling May 15, 1861

Company "D" at Steubenville, Ohio, May 15, 1861

Company "E" at Wheeling May 16, 1861

Company "F" at Wellsburg May, 17, 1861

Company "G" at Wellsburg May 18, 1861

Company "H" in Marshall County May 21, 1861

Company "I" in Hancock County May 21, 1861

Company "K" at Wheeling May 23, 1861, 1861

All companies mustered out August 27, 1861

  • 4th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
    Organized at Macon City, Point Pleasant and Grafton, W. Va., June 17 to August 22, 1861.
    Consolidated with 1st West Virginia Infantry December 21, 1864, to form 2nd West Virginia Veteran Infantry.
  • 5th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry
    Organized from 2nd Regiment West Virginia Mounted Infantry January 26, 1864.
    Designation changed to 5th West Virginia Cavalry January 26, 1864.
  • 5th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
    Organized at Ceredo, W. Va., September 2, 1861, and mustered in October 18, 1861.
    Consolidated with 9th West Virginia Infantry November 9, 1864, to form 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry.
  • 7th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
    Organized at Portland, Cameron, Grafton, Wheeling, Morgantown and Greenland, West Virginia, July 16 to December 3, 1861.
    Mustered out July 1, 1865.
  • 8th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
    "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.
    Organized in the Kanawha Valley in the fall of 1861 with volunters from Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Kanawha, Raleigh, Wyoming Putnam, Mason, Logan and Braxton Counties.
    ("7th West Virginia Calvery"; FHL US/CAN 975.4 M2t).
    January 26, 1864, the unit designation was changed to 7th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry
    ("7th West Virginia Calvery"; FHL US/CAN 975.4 M2t).
    August 1, 1865 the 7th West Virginia Cavalry was mustered out. ("7th West Virginia Calvery"; FHL US/CAN 975.4 M2t)
  • 9th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
    Organized at Guyandotte November 28, 1861, to April 30, 1862.
    Consolidated with 5th West Virginia Infantry November 9, 1864, to form 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry.
  • 10th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
    Organized at Camp Pickens, Canaan, Glenville, Clarksville, Sutton, Phillippi and Piedmont March 12 to May 18, 1862.
    Duty near Richmond till August. Mustered out August 9, 1865.
  • 11th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
    Organized at Wheeling, Elizabeth, Burning Springs, Parkersburg, Ravenswood, Kanawha Station and Point Pleasant, W. Va., October 29, 1861, to October 8, 1862.
    Duty near Richmond till June, 1865. Mustered out June 17, 1865.
  • 13th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
    Organized at Mt. Pleasant and Barboursville October, 1862.
    At Winchester and Staunton till June. Mustered out June 22, 1865.
  • Independent Company B, West Virginia Infantry
    "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.
  • Unassigned West Virginia
    "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

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