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The regiment fought in the Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862 as part of a brigade commanded by Colonel Samuel A. Gilbert. Toward the end of the war, the regiment's re-enlisting veterans were consolidated with the 1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment (3 Year) on December 21, 1864, to form the 2nd West Virginia Veteran Infantry Regiment.
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 ...
Sergeant William Bumgarner (July 12, 1837 – December 24, 1911) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War.Bumgarner received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 22 May 1863. [1]
When the Civil War began Lightburn was appointed colonel of the 4th (West) Virginia Infantry Regiment on August 14, 1861. [3] Two of his brothers, Martin Van Buren Lightburn and Calvin Luther Lightburn, also joined this regiment and served with their older brother throughout the war.
4th West Virginia: Cpt Benjamin D. Boswell; 12th West Virginia: Ltc Robert S. Northcott; 3rd Brigade Col Thomas M. Harris Col Milton Wells (w) 23rd Illinois: [4] Cpt Samuel A. Simison; 54th Pennsylvania: Cpt John Suter; 10th West Virginia: Ltc Moses S. Hall (w), Maj Henry H. Withers; 11th West Virginia: Ltc Van H. Bukey; 15th West Virginia: Col ...
At the time of the battle, four companies from the 4th Loyal Virginia Infantry Regiment and one company from the 9th Loyal Virginia Infantry Regiment had been placed under Gilbert's command. [21] Other troops that were not permanently attached to a brigade were the 2nd Loyal Virginia Cavalry, and the 4th, 8th, and 9th Loyal Virginia infantry ...
0–9. 1st Independent Company Loyal Virginians; 1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment; 1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment; 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry Regiment
Williams advanced the brigade another two miles (3.2 km), and Union forces attacked again at 2:00 pm. [64] This time, the Confederate advance, led by the 26th Virginia Infantry Battalion and the 45th Virginia Infantry Regiment, was temporarily stopped. Two Confederate artillery pieces were deployed, causing the Union soldiers to withdraw.