To connect with company i, 7th west virginia infantry, join facebook today. July 31, the regiment was consolidated to a battalion of four companies due. Company i, 7th west virginia infantry home facebook. Civil war monuments to the 7th west virginia infantry at gettysburg. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Sep 19, 2014 west virginia civil war company b of the 7th wv infantry civil war in my photos by stay safe and healthy. It was famed primarily for two major actions, a determined charge on the sunken road at antietam and a late evening counterattack on east cemetery hill at gettysburg. Company g sperryville sharpshooters many men from rappahannock county. Ambulance company, heiligs company armory band by jeff weaver and lee wallace 1st. Company h washington volunteers many men from washington d. Welcome to the 7th west virginia infantry, company i website.
Independent company b, west virginia infantry compendium of the war of the rebellion by frederick h. Colonel joseph snider west virginia division of culture. In june, the regiment marched northward into pennsylvania during the gettysburg campaign and took a defensive position on cemetery ridge on july 2. The 7th west virginia volunteer infantry regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the union army during the american civil war. West virginia 7th infantry regiment union research online. It fought mostly with the army of northern virginia the 7th virginia was organized in may, 1861, at manassas junction, virginia, with men from giles, madison, rappahannock, culpeper, greene, mercer, monroe and albemarle counties. University marshall digital scholar manuscripts library special collections 1012012 muster roll of the 1st regiment west virginia volunteer. Included are rosters from company k, 12th virginia infantry regiment. Organized from 8th west virginia mounted infantry january 26, 1864. Volunteers 6th connecticut volunteers canton close up state colors. Below is a roster list of the soldiers of the 7th virginia infantry regiment. Bernard, company b grave of william bosworth, company a. In may 1999, the west virginia state archives was delighted to accept a donation of nine civil warera letters written by colonel joseph snider, commander of the 7th west virginia infantry and 4th west virginia cavalry, to his daughter mary edith. This regiment fought at the battle of antietam, in particular the action at bloody lane, and the battleof gettysburg.
Union seventh west virginia infantry after the war. Company i, 7th west virginia infantry is on facebook. Our mission is to keep the history of the 7th west virginia, company i. Features history of conflict in the upshur county vicinity, rosters of upshur grays company b of 25th virginia infantry, upshur blues 3rd militia west virginia state troops, battery e, 1st west virginia light artillery, company e, 6th west virginia cavalry, local cemetery records, the 10th west virginia infantry, and other miscellaneous. It is honored by a monument on the gettysburg battlefield. Wvgenweb county sites with separate military sections. Schell left to join the 7th west virginia in morgantown, wv.
The monument to the 7th west virginia volunteer infantry regiment is southeast of gettysburg on east cemetery hill. Soldiers from company b of the west virginia volunteer infantry regiment, fighting for the union. The 7th west virginia volunteer infantry regiment lost 9 officers and 3 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 154 enlisted men to disease during the civil war. The 7th west virginia volunteer infantry company d re. West virginia civil war union infantry units genealogy. Company i, 7th west virginia infantry posts facebook. The 7th west virginia volunteer infantry company d reenactment group inc.
Welcome to the website of the 7th virginia infantry company a reenacting organization. The roster includes all companies within the regiment. West virginia reenactors association, buckhannon, wv. Three markers also show the regiments positions on east cemetery hill and cemetery ridge. The muster roll of the first regiment west virginia volunteer infantry, company k. The state of west virginia was formed in 1863 in the midst of the civil war, americas most traumatic conflict. West virgina civil war reenactors association group. Attached to 3rd brigade, 4th division, west virginia, to april, 1864. Feb 16, 2015 the state flag of the 7th west virginia infantry regimentaka. Shells band became company i of the 7th virginia volunteer infantry union. Original roster 7th west virginia infantry company i.
Our units goal is to honor the men who left the south branch valley of wv. Muster roll of the 1st regiment west virginia volunteer infantry, company k, 18981899. Grave of william white, company c 8th west virginia infantry later 7th cavalry 9th west virginia infantry. The muster roll of the first regiment west virginia. History of the 7th west virginia volunteer infantry regiment in the american civil war. History of the 7th virginia infantry regiment in the american civil war.
Company k madison grays many men from madison county. For much of the war, it was a part of the famed gibraltar brigade in the army of the potomac. West virginia reenactors association home facebook. The registered agent on file for this company is diane mcdonald and is located at 1024 betty zane rd, wheeling, wv 26003. In late april and early may 1863, the 7th west virginia participated in the chancellorsville campaign. The company s filing status is listed as voluntary dissolution domestic. Honoring the soldiers from virginia from a southern point of view via battle reenactments, living history presentations, memorial services, period music, lectures, and other similar means. Eighth virginia infantry afterwards seventh west virginia cavalry page. Near the end of 1861 a group of men under the command of daniel c. All information was obtained from the books a history of madison county by claude lindsay yowell, for home and honor by harold. A curated virtual cemetery for names in 7th west virginia infantry the bloody seventh. Researching your civil war ancestor west virginia division of. The monument to the 7th west virginia volunteer infantry regiment is southeast of gettysburg.
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