15th West Virginia Infantry Regiment

The 15th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

15th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
Flag of West Virginia
ActiveAugust 1862 to June 14, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Cloyd's Mountain
Battle of Lynchburg
Battle of Snicker's Ferry
Battle of Opequon (Third Winchester)
Battle of Fisher's Hill
Battle of Cedar Creek
Siege of Petersburg
Appomattox Court House

Service edit

The 15th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Wheeling in western Virginia between August and October 1862, and was mustered out on June 14, 1865.

Casualties edit

The 15th West Virginia Infantry Regiment suffered 3 officers and 50 enlisted men killed in battle or died from wounds, and 1 officer and 99 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 153 fatalities.[1]

Commanders edit

  • Colonel Maxwell McCaslin, September 6, 1862 - September 7, 1864
  • Colonel Milton Wells

References edit

  1. ^ "Union - West Virginia Infantry (Part 2)".

See also edit