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1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment

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1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Flag of West Virginia
ActiveOctober 30, 1861 to October 10, 1864
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle 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

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References

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