7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment
| 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Flag of West Virginia | |
| Active | January 26, 1864, to August 1, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Engagements | Cross Keys (infantry) Second Bull Run (infantry) White Sulphur Springs (mtd infantry) Droop Mountain (mtd infantry) Cloyd's Mountain (cav det) Winfield (Co. D only) Hunter’s Raid to Lynchburg |
The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was organized from the 8th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment on January 26, 1864, which was recruited from the central and southern counties of Braxton, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Raleigh, Fayette, Boone, Logan and Wyoming.
The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment mustered out on August 1, 1865.
Commanders
- Colonel John H. Oley
Notes
Footnotes
Citations
References
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Pub. Co. OCLC 1028851810. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- Lang, Joseph J. (1895). Loyal West Virginia from 1861 to 1865 : With an Introductory Chapter on the Status of Virginia for Thirty Years Prior to the War. Baltimore, MD: Deutsch Publishing Co. OCLC 779093.
- Snell, Mark A. (2011). West Virginia and the Civil War : Mountaineers are Always Free. Charleston, SC: History Press. ISBN 978-1-61423-390-9. OCLC 829025932.
- Union Army (1908). The Union Army, Vol. 2: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States 1861-65, Records of the Regiments in the Union Army, Cyclopedia of Battles, Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers; New York, Maryland, West Virginia and Ohio. Madison, Wisconsin: Federal Publishing Company.
External links
- 7th West Virginia Cavalry - web site dedicated to the 7th WVA Cavalry
See also