8th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- 8th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 8th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
caption=Flag of West Virginia
dates= November, 1861 to January 26, 1864
country= United States
allegiance= Union
branch= Infantry
equipment=
battles= Battle of Second Bull Run
The 8th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
ervice
The 8th West Virginia was organized at Buffalo, West Virginia, in western Virginia in November, 1861.
The regiment was converted to the 7th West Viginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment on January 26, 1864.
Casualties
Colonels
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References
* [http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionwv.htm The Civil War Archive]
ee also
*West Virginia Units in the Civil War
*West Virginia in the Civil War
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