7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment
7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment | |
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Active | January 26, 1864, to August 1, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Cavalry |
Engagements | Battle of Cross Keys Battle of Second Bull Run Battle of White Sulphur Springs Battle of Droop Mountain Battle of Cloyd's Mountain Battle of Winfield |
The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
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[]
- Colonel John H. Oley
References[]
7th West Virginia Cavalry web site
See also[]
- West Virginia Units in the Civil War
- West Virginia in the Civil War
Categories:
- Units and formations of the Union Army from West Virginia
- 1864 establishments in West Virginia
- Military units and formations established in 1864
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
- American Civil War unit and formation stubs