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Union service · West Virginia
4th West Virginia Cavalry
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Company A
1st Lieutenant
My Greatgrandfather.Salute.
Company B
Rank unknown
No family notes have been added.
Company C
Private
Enrolled at Webster, West Virginia 07/14/1863 and discharged 03/09/1864 at Wheeling.
Came to Iowa from West Virginia March 20, 1864.
Was a farmer- 436 acres in Sect 26 of Warren Co., Iowa. See genealogy at my homepage.
Company C
Private
Regiment Name 4 West Virginia Cav. (6 Months, 1863-4.)
Side Union
Company C
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Company C
Corporal
Enlisted in Co C 4th West Virginia Cavalry
Company C
Private
Regiment Name:
4th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry
Side Union: Army Company:C
Soldier's Rank In:
Private
Soldier's Rank Out:
Private
Alternate name:
Film Number:
M507 roll 10
UNION WEST VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS
4th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry
Overview:
Organized at Parkersburg and Wheeling, W. Va., July and August, 1863, for one year. Attached to Wilkinson's Brigade, Army of West Virginia, to December, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, West Virginia, to April, 1864. Kelly's Command, Reserve Division, West Virginia, to June, 1864.
Service:
Duty at Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Grafton, New Creek and other points on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad till June, 1864, guarding railroad and operating against guerrillas. Actions at Salt Lick Bridge October 11 and 14, 1863. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties January 27 to February 7, 1864. Action at Medley, Williamsport, January 29-30. Mustered out June 23, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 30 by disease.
Company E
Private
(Born - 05 May 1842 in West Virginia)
(Died - 10 Mar 1883 in West Virginia)
(Father - Martin Westfall)
(Mother - Rebecca Warner)
(Married - Samantha J. Lewis on 24 May 1877 in West Virginia)
Company E
Private
(Born - 15 May 1845)
(Father - Martin Westfall)
(Mother - Rebecca Warner)
Company E
2nd Lieutenant
(Born - Abt. 1841)
(Father - Martin Westfall)
(Mother - Rebecca Warner)
Company E
Private
(Born - Abt. 1844)
(Father - Martin Westfall)
(Mother - Rebecca Warner)
Company F
Private
No family notes have been added.
Company F
Private
No family notes have been added.
Company F
Private
Enrolled 31 Oct 1863- 6 mo Parkersburg WV 1st wife Magalena Letzkus 1851-1904 2nd wife Catherine Katy Wells b 1864 d???
James D Patterson lived in Wellsburg WV . Son of Reuben Patterson and Martha Young
Children George, Charles Reuben. John J, Louis, Alverda (Underwood)
I found a a group pic at wvhistoryonview.org/?page=brooke+county&search
Company H
Private
John Arnold was my grandfather. He married Laura Graves from Boone Cty, MO. He had 8 children. He is buried in Yakima, WA
Company H
Private
No family notes have been added.
Company H
Private
No family notes have been added.
Company H
Private
Hezekiah Hily lived in Doddridge County, WV at the time of his service and lived the rest of his life there.
Company I
Private
John died in 1921 and is buried in a remote cemetery in Dunbar Pennsylvania, the Lynn Point Cemetery. Last year I was fortunate enough to acquire his Medal from the state of WV. It had been there since 1897.
Company L
Private
18 October 1863 to 15 March 1864. Was from Marshall County, WV.