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8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry (view source)
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry was organized at Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia, November, 1861. Its designation changed to [[7th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry|7th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry]] January 26, 1864.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]: (accessed 12 December 2010).</ref> | The 8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry was organized at Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia, November, 1861. Its designation changed to [[7th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry|7th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry]] January 26, 1864.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]: (accessed 12 December 2010).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see: | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvinf1.htm#8thinf 8th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 14 November 2012). | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||