13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
caption=Flag of the 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry
dates= October, 1862 to June 22, 1865
country= United States
allegiance= Union
branch= Infantry
equipment=
battles= Battle of Opequon
Battle of Cedar Creek
The 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
ervice
The 13th West Virginia was organized at Mt. Pleasant and Barboursville in western Virginia in October, 1862.
The 13th West Virginia was mustered out on June 22, 1865.
Casualties
The 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment suffered four Officers and 57 enlisted men killed in battle or died from wounds, and one officer and 108 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 170 fatalities. [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvinf2.htm#12thinf]
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
External links
* [http://13wvi.org 13th REGIMENT WEST VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY Memorial Website]
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