7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment

The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment
Flag of West Virginia
ActiveJanuary 26, 1864, to August 1, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchCavalry
EngagementsCross Keys (infantry)
Second Bull Run (infantry)
White Sulphur Springs (mtd infantry)
Droop Mountain (mtd infantry)
Cloyd's Mountain (cav det)
Winfield (Co. D only)
Hunter’s Raid to Lynchburg

Service

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The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was organized from the 8th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment on January 26, 1864, which was recruited from the central and southern counties of Braxton, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Raleigh, Fayette, Boone, Logan and Wyoming.

The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment mustered out on August 1, 1865.

Commanders

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References

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7th West Virginia Cavalry web site

See also

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