29
Regiments raised
47,304
Men in the records
29
Union
1
Pinned to a town
Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In West Virginia, 1 of the 29 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in West Virginia was the 6 West Virginia Infantry, with 3,836 men in the records.
To search these regiments by a family surname and read the individual men who served, with their rank, company, and side, explore any location in West Virginia.
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Union regiments raised in West Virginia
29 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.
- 6 West Virginia Infantry · Raised in West Virginia · 3,836 men
- 1 West Virginia Cavalry · Raised in West Virginia · 2,875 men
- 10 West Virginia Infantry · Raised in West Virginia · 2,757 men
- 6 W. Va. Cav. · Raised in West Virginia · 2,671 men
- 7 West Virginia Cavalry · Raised in West Virginia · 2,547 men
- 1 West Virginia L. Art'y. · Raised in West Virginia · 2,452 men
- 7 W. Va. Inf. · Raised in West Virginia · 2,421 men
- 3 West Virginia Cavalry · Raised in West Virginia · 2,181 men
- 5 W. Va. Inf. · Raised in West Virginia · 2,165 men
- 11 West Virginia Infantry · Raised in West Virginia · 2,076 men
- 2 West Virginia Cav. · Raised in West Virginia · 2,009 men
- 1 West Virginia Infantry · Raised in West Virginia · 1,809 men
- 15 W. Va. Inf. · Raised in West Virginia · 1,798 men
- 5 West Virginia Cavalry · Raised in West Virginia · 1,784 men
- 12 West Virginia Infantry · Raised in West Virginia · 1,712 men
- 4 West Virginia Inf. · Raised in West Virginia · 1,685 men
- 9 West Virginia Infantry · Raised in West Virginia · 1,643 men
- 13 West Virginia Infantry · Raised in West Virginia · 1,641 men
- 14 West Virginia Inf. · Raised in West Virginia · 1,522 men
- 4 West Virginia Cav. (6 Months, 1863-4) · Raised in West Virginia · 1,496 men
- 17 West Virginia Infantry · Raised in West Virginia · 1,363 men
- 1 West Virginia Vet. Inf. · Raised in West Virginia · 1,336 men
- 2 West Virginia Vet. Inf. · Raised at Western Virginia · 1,101 menFought at: Battle of Rich Mountain, Battle of Antietam
- Indpt. Exempts, West Virginia Inf. · Raised in West Virginia · 197 men
- Indpt. Co. B, West Virginia Infantry · Raised in West Virginia · 149 men
- 2 W. Va. Inf. · Raised in West Virginia · 41 men
- 3 W. Va. Inf. · Raised in West Virginia · 34 men
- 8 W. Va. Inf. · Raised in West Virginia · 2 men
- Independent Co. of Scouts for Raleigh County, West Va. · Raised in West Virginia · 1 men
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