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The 1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry unit that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. During its period of service, the regiment was known as the 1st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment , but often referred to with, "Union," "Loyal" or "West" in front to distinguish it from Confederate Army regiments.
West Virginia, which seceded from Virginia to join the Union, provided the following units to the Union Army during the American Civil War.Units raised in the western counties prior to the creation of the state of West Virginia were often known as, "loyal Virginians," who formed the Restored government of Virginia in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1861, unanimously electing Francis H. Pierpont as ...
The 1st West Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered into Federal service on November 9, 1864, composed of re-enlisting veterans from the 5th and the 9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiments. The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on July 21, 1865.
During World War I, the 1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment was broken up and assigned to various units of the 38th Division; the Supply Company became part of the 113th Engineer Train, the Machine Gun Company and 1st Battalion part of the 137th Machine Gun Battalion, Companies E and F part of the 113th Engineer Regiment, and Companies G and H ...
67th Regiment Virginia Militia (Berkeley) 89th Regiment Virginia Militia (Morgan) 151st Regiment Virginia Militia (Mercer) 167th Regiment Virginia Militia (Wayne. Changed to Union in 1862 by Restored Govt of VA) 190th Regiment Virginia Militia (Wyoming) 1st VSL, Capt. Daniel Elkins Co, Co. B (Boone) 1st VSL. Capt. Greene W. Taylor's Co., Co. A ...
The 22nd Virginia Infantry was originally known as the 1st Kanawha Regiment, which evolved from the Kanawha Riflemen. [ 16 ] The 22nd Virginia Infantry's Company K was detached to the Narrows of New River, leaving about 500 men in the regiment at the battle.
After becoming a separate state in 1863, West Virginia reorganized its militia, including the 5th and 9th Regiments, which were consolidated and reorganized on 9 November 1864, as the 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry Regiment, part of the 2nd Division, West Virginia Militia. The regiment was mustered out on 21 July 1865 after the end of the war.
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