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The second incarnation of the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in for three year's service on [[October 30]] at [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling, Virginia]]. It was known as the 1st Virginia until [[West Virginia]] became a state. |
The second incarnation of the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in for three year's service on [[October 30]] at [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling, Virginia]]. It was known as the 1st Virginia until [[West Virginia]] became a state. |
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Veterans of the regiment who chose to re-enlist were amalgamated with the [[ |
Veterans of the regiment who chose to re-enlist were amalgamated with the [[5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] on [[October 10]], [[1864]], to form the [[2nd West Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment]]. |
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Revision as of 10:14, 18 October 2006
| 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
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| Active | October 30, 1861 to October 10, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Cedar Mountain Battle of Second Bull Run Battle of Cedar Creek |
The 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The second incarnation of the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in for three year's service on October 30 at Wheeling, Virginia. It was known as the 1st Virginia until West Virginia became a state.
Veterans of the regiment who chose to re-enlist were amalgamated with the 5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment on October 10, 1864, to form the 2nd West Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Casualties
The 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment suffered 3 officers and 51 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded in battle and 2 officers and 136 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 192 fatalities.[1]
Colonels
References
See also
- West Virginia Units in the Civil war
- 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Month)
- 1st West Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- West Virginia in the Civil War
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