The state of West Virginia was formed in 1863 in the midst ofthe Civil War, America's most traumatic conflict. Persons seekingto learn about their ancestor's involvement in this struggle canfind a wealth of information at the West Virginia State ArchivesLibrary. This guide may serve as a starting point for researchingyour Civil War ancestor.
The first step is to determine whether your ancestor fought forthe Union or the Confederacy. This is particularly difficult inWest Virginia because of the deep divisions in the region. Thephrase "brother against brother" is particularly fitting indescribing the conflict in West Virginia. Although early estimatesnoted that Union soldiers from the region outnumbered Confederatesby more than three to one, more recent and detailed studies haveconcluded that there were nearly equal numbers of Union andConfederate soldiers.
When researching a Union soldier in the regular regiments youcan utilize either the West Virginia Adjutant General's records orthe National Archives records, both of which are available onmicrofilm. Be advised that it is a good idea to check both thesebecause one may have some information that the other does not. Whengoing through the alphabetical index the most important thing tolook for is the soldier's regimental number. Then check and seewhether the soldier was with an infantry, cavalry or artilleryunit. You will normally find the soldier's regiment, company, age,enlistment date, muster out date and perhaps an enlistment ordischarge paper listing the soldier's physical characteristics andhome county. There may be many different facts wedged between theordinary pay muster records. The soldier may have been wounded orsent to the hospital. There may be expenses charged against him forlosing a cartridge belt or saddle. Occasionally, you may find thesoldier's death notice, which lists his parents. These everydayfacts will help you to see the soldier's daily life much morevividly. The officers will have many more cards because of papersthey had to sign or requisitions for supplies they had to report.It should be noted that these "Cards" were written out bygovernment clerks using the original muster sheets and medicalrecords during the early 1900s. When you see a discharge or asupply sheet, however, it will be an original document photocopiedright into the individual's file and may even include an actualsignature . In the case of two soldiers with the same name it willbe these details that will help differentiate them and allow you tofind your ancestor.
For Confederate records, the best source is the NationalArchives microfilm of Virginia regiments. After looking at thealphabetical index, you can go to the correct regimental mustercards . These are much like the Union cards but usually not ascomplete or informative. However, one common record found forConfederate and not Union soldiers is an oath of allegiance, whichConfederate soldiers who had surrendered were required to signbefore they could return to their homes. These signed oaths can bevery descriptive.
There are pension records for both sides but the Union recordsin the National Archives in Washington D.C. are far superior to theConfederate records in Richmond at the Library of Virginia. ForUnion records you can apply to the National Archives using NATFform 85. For Confederates you can check theLibrary of Virginia's Website. The pension records may list family and perhaps discusswounds received in the service. Many West Virginia Confederatesnever received pensions at all.
Fortunately for researchers, there are possible shortcuts forfinding your Civil War ancestor. For Union soldiers, BroadfootPublishing has recently publishedThe Roster of Union Soldiers,1861-1865. The volume which includes West Virginiaalphabetically lists each Union soldier who enlisted in a WestVirginia regiment. Tim McKinney'sWest Virginia Civil WarAlmanac also contains a listing of Union soldiers, but bycounty rather than alphabetical. Jack L. Dickinson'sTatteredUniforms and Bright Bayonets lists most Confederate soldierswho were either born in, enlisted in, or resided in what becameWest Virginia.
Once you know whether your ancestor was a "Yankee" or "Rebel",you can check regimental histories for further details. If he was aConfederate soldier, your task will be much easier. H. E. HowardPublishing has produced a set of books on nearly all the VirginiaConfederate regiments. Written by different authors, these booksinclude a regimental history and an alphabetical listing of thesoldiers in the regiment. More helpful are the detailed entries foreach soldier, which often include place of birth, date and place ofenlistment, as well as wartime activities, and possibly death andburial notations. The bibliographies often provide a detailing ofprimary sources which may provide further information. There arenot as many Union regimental histories, and they are usually not asthorough in providing information on individuals. You may also wishto check manuscripts collections, wartime newspapers, and otherprimary sources. You might be surprised to find your ancestormentioned in a diary or a letter to the local newspaper. Countyhistories may also prove beneficial, providing rosters or listswhich do not appear elsewhere.
The 45th US Colored Infantry is the one black regiment assignedto West Virginia. Most of these men were from Virginia, WestVirginia, and Pennsylvania. These soldiers were either escapedslaves eager to serve to further establish their "free" status, or"freedmen" from different states placed together near theconclusion of the war after African-American troops had proventheir effectiveness. There is very little information on these menin our archives and it would be necessary to apply to the NationalArchives for their full records.
Many soldiers started out in the original Virginia State Militiaunits, which had been functioning since the colonial period. Whilemost secessionists joined regular Confederate regiments, many Unionmen stayed with the county militia regiments, which were thendubbed "Home Guards" or "Scouts". These men were looked down uponby soldiers in regular army regiments but were useful in guardingrail lines and as local forces fighting Confederate guerillas. Therecords of these units were compiled by the West Virginia AdjutantGeneral and are listed by county on microfilm accessible at theWest Virginia State Archives Library. Unfortunately, the recordsonly list officers and enlisted men, with little additionalinformation on individual soldiers or the military operations ofmost of these militia units. In the southern counties there were afew active Confederate militia units. Some county histories discussthe role of local Home Guards during the war.
For those who are mainly doing genealogical as opposed to CivilWar research, the 1890 Federal Veterans Census should provehelpful. Although the regular 1890 census records were burned, theVeterans Census was not damaged and can serve as one of the onlyconnections to veterans and their widows in this time period. Afterfinding your ancestor in the index, you can consult the microfilmto find information such as county of residence and regiment. Unionveterans residing in West Virginia at the time of the 1890 censuswere included even if they had fought for regiments from otherstates. These records were supposed to be just for Union veterans,but many Confederates were also listed.
The State of West Virginia voted a handsome bronze medal for itsUnion veterans who served in the regular regiments. There areseveral thousand medals remaining in the West Virginia StateArchives. Interested patrons can look over the list on our Web siteto determine if we have a medal for your ancestor. Toapply for these medals, the patron will needcopies of official documents, not just family genealogy charts.Remember, Confederate soldiers did not receive these medals.
The West Virginia State Archives invites researchers to visitthe library in The Cultural Center at the Capitol Complex inCharleston. The following bibliography is only a sample of the manybooks and resources available in our library. Patrons shouldremember that the call numbers are unique to this institution andmay not be helpful in locating the same titles in other libraries.Staff members are available in the search room to assistpatrons.
Adjutant General, State of West Virginia.Annual Report forthe Year Ended December 31, 1864. Wheeling: John F. M'Dermot,Public Printer, 1865. Adj 1. 1: 1864.
Adjutant General, State of West Virginia.Annual Report for theYear Ended December 31, 1865. Wheeling: John Frew, PublicPrinter, 1866. Adj 1. 1: 1865. Both volumes contain completerosters of West Virginia regiments and units.
Brownlee, Kimberly Ball Hieronimus. "The Thirteenth RegimentWest Virginia Volunteer Infantry." Senior Thesis, The University of Toledo, 1996. Features maps and brief regimental history.973.7454 C582 no.13.
Calhoun, H. M.Twixt North and South. Franklin: McCoyPublishing Company, 1974. History of the wartime years in PendletonCounty, focusing on guerilla warfare. Also features list of citizenand soldiers from Pendleton confined in Camp Chase 1861-1865 andmuster rolls of several companies. 973.7097 C152.
Cook, Roy Bird.Lewis County in the Civil War.Charleston: Jarrett Printing Co., 1924. History of Civil War in thecounty, formations of militia companies from July 1863, roster ofLewis County Independent Scouts, rosters for several companies fromcounty, and miscellaneous veterans, as well as correspondence.973.7097 C771.
Dawson, John Harper.Wildcat Cavalry: A Synoptic History ofthe Seventeenth Virginia Cavalry Regiment of The Jenkins-McCauslandBrigade In The War Between the States. Dayton: MorningsideHouse, Inc., 1982. History of regimental service, company rosters,and officer sketches. 973.7454 C582 no.17c.
Dickinson, Jack L.Confederate Soldiers of WesternVirginia. Published by the author, 1986. Rosters of severalearly Confederate units from western Virginia, records of formationfor 8th and 16th Virginia Cavalry regiments. 973.7454 D553.
Dickinson, Jack L.Records of the 16th Regiment VirginiaCavalry, 1984. Includes roster and brief history. For morethorough work, see16th Virginia Cavalry in HE HowardRegimental History Series (see listing below). 973.7454 C582no.16
Dickinson, Jack L.Tattered Uniforms and Bright Bayonets:West Virginia's Confederate Soldiers. Huntington: MarshallUniversity Library Association, 1995. Dickinson's detailed worksought to refute claims by early historians that Confederatesoldiers numbered some 8,000. The book features early militiaorganizations in western Virginia, origins of early Confederateunits in the region, and an alphabetized list of more than 17,000Confederate troops. 973.742 D 553t.
Dilts, Bryan L.1890 West Virginia Census Index of Civil WarVeterans or Their Widows. Salt Lake City: Index Publishing,1986. Contains Union veterans or widows living in West Virginia.Provides regiment and sometimes medical status. Also includes someConfederate veterans. R 929.3 W521LV.
Dyer, Frederick H.A Compendium of the War of theRebellion. Dayton: Morningside Bookshop, 1978. Provides basicunit histories, including assignments and dates. R 973.7 D996
"FirstWest Virginia Infantry."West Virginia History, Volume55 (1996). Extracted from the 1864 Adjutant General's Report.
Geiger, Joe Jr.Civil War in Cabell County, West Virginia1861-1865. Charleston: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company,1991. Features listing of Union and Confederate soldiers fromCabell County. 973.7097 G312.
Griffith, Joe.History of Company G, 11th West VirginiaVolunteer Infantry From Coalsmouth to Richmond, 1862-1865.Roswell, GA: Published by the author 1995. Features detailedhistory, diary entries from various sources, and December 1864roster. 973.7454 C582 no. 11b.
Hackley, Woodford B.A Sketch of Company "D" Fourth VirginiaCavalry. Richmond: Dietz Printing Company, 1927. Includescompany history and complete roster with details of wartimeactivities. 973.7454 C582 no.4
Hardesty's West Virginia Counties. Volumes 1-8. Richwood:Jim Comstock, 1973. These volumes sometimes contain lists ofsoldiers not noted elsewhere. 975.4003 H259.
Hewitt, William.History of the Twelfth West VirginiaVolunteer Infantry: The Part It Took in the War of the Rebellion,1861-1865. Published by the Twelfth West Virginia InfantryAssociation, 1892. Detailed history of the regiment. 973.7454 C582no.12.
Hite, Delmer R.Roster of Jackson County, West Virginia,Civil War Soldiers. Published by the author, 1972. Detailedrosters for Union, Confederate and Home Guard units in JacksonCounty. 973.7454 H675.
Hornbeck, Betty.Upshur Brothers of the Blue and theGray. Parsons: McClain Printing Company, 1967. Features historyof conflict in the Upshur County vicinity, rosters of Upshur Grays(Company B of 25th Virginia Infantry), Upshur Blues (133rd MilitiaWest Virginia State Troops, Battery E, 1st West Virginia LightArtillery, Company E, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, local cemeteryrecords, the 10th West Virginia Infantry, and other miscellaneouscompanies from the area. 973.7454 H814.
Jackson County 141st Militia. Ripley: KnightstepImprints, 1995. Roster for Jackson County militia unit. 973.7454K71.
Johnston, A. S.Captain Beirne Chapman and Chapman's Battery:An Historical Sketch. Union, WV: Reprinted by theMonroeWatchman, 1991. Includes history, roster, and notes. 973.73 J64Pam.
Jones, Eugene Wise. "Lieutenant Colonel John J. Polsley, 7thWest Virginia Regiment, 1861- 1865." M.A. Thesis, University of Akron, 1949. Detailed history of regiment. 973.7454 J76.
Knotts, Robert J. Jr.Calhoun County in the Civil War.Parsons: McClain Printing Company, 1982. Features county history,wartime activity in region, reminiscences, and list of some CivilWar soldiers from Calhoun County. 973.7097 K72.
Lang, Theodore F.Loyal West Virginia From 1861 to 1865.Baltimore: Deutsch Publishing Company, 1895. Features history ofthe war in western Virginia, regimental summaries, and lists ofofficers for each regiment. RR 973.7454 L271L.
Lewis, Jack Walter.A History of John Paul Lewis and the 1stWest Virginia Volunteer Cavalry. Published by author, 1997.Brief history of the regiment. 973.7454 C582 no.1d.
Linger, James Carter.Confederate Military Units of WestVirginia. Published by the author, 1989. Detailed study ofConfederate units formed in western Virginia. 973.7454 L755.
Lowther, H. M.Record and Roll of Company "G." Publishedby author. Includes diary, transaction records and company roster.973.7454 C582 no.10b.
Matheny, H.E.Wood County, West Virginia, in Civil WarTimes. Parkersburg: Trans- Allegheny Books, Inc., 1987.Thorough history, photos, rosters of militia regiments, numerousUnion companies and several Confederate companies. 973.7097M426.
McKinney, Tim.West Virginia Civil War Almanac.Charleston: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 1998. This bookfeatures the Veteran Census Roster of 1890 (arranged by county),West Virginia physicians in the war, service medals, listing ofsoldiers and citizens who died in Federal prisons or hospitals, andrecords of the Southern Claims Commission. 973.742 M158m.
Mosocco, Ronald.The Chronological Tracking of the AmericanCivil War Per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.Williamsburg: James River Publications, 1994. Chronologically listsengagements and actions of the war. 973.73 M912.
O'Brien, Katherine. "The Seventh West Virginia VolunteerInfantry, 1861-1865." M.A. Thesis, West Virginia University, 1965. Featuresdetailed history of regiment's wartime record. 973.7454 C582no.7c.
Reader, Frank S.History of the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry,Formerly the Second Virginia Infantry, and of Battery G. First WestVa. Light Artillery. New Brighton, PA: Daily News, 1890.Included detailed history of regimental service, company rostersand histories, and biographies and photos of individuals. 973.7454C582 no.5.
The Roster of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865. Volume 4.Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Publishing, 1999. Alphabetical listing ofUnion soldiers in West Virginia. Provides name, regiment andcompany.
Rosters of Companies A Through K, Thirty-First Regiment ofVirginia Volunteers. Detailed rosters, muster rolls, record ofevents. 973.7454 C582 no. 31b.
Sifakis, Stewart.Compendium of the Confederate Armies:Virginia. New York: Facts On File, 1992. Details date of unitformation, lists commanders and field officers, and notes battleseach unit participated in. 973.742 S573 v.1.
Sutton, J. J.History of the Second Regiment West VirginiaCavalry Volunteers During the War of the Rebellion. Portsmouth,1982. Regimental history, rosters, sketches, 1892 list by companyof survivors. 973.7454 C582 no.2.
Thirty-First Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.: Muster Rolls andRecord of Events, Etc. Features company rosters, muster rollsand company events. 973.7454 C582 no. 31c.
Turner, Ronald R.7th West Virginia Cavalry. Manassas,VA: 1989. Lists officers and men of the regiment (formerly the 8thVirginia Infantry), brief summary of troop movements, and detailedroster, with a paragraph of info on each soldier including birth,death and marriage records. 973.7454 C582 no.7.
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the OfficialRecords of the Union and Confederate Armies. 128 volumes.Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880. The official recordsof the war can provide primary source information about a unit'sparticipation in a battle or action. R 973.7
Williams, George T.Company A, 37th Battalion, VirginiaCavalry, C.S.A. Published by the author, n.d. Wartimerecollections by member of the 37th Battalion. 973.7454 C582 no.37.
The following books are from the Virginia Regimental HistorySeries, published by H. E. Howard, Inc. of Lynchburg, Virginia:
1st Virginia Cavalry, by Robert J. Driver, Jr., 1991. The1st Virginia Cavalry included the Berkeley Troop (B) from BerkeleyCounty and the Shepherdstown Troop (F) from Jefferson County.973.7454 C582 1b.
2nd Virginia Infantry, by Dennis E. Frye, 1984. The 2ndVirginia Infantry included the Jefferson Guards (A), HamtramckGuards (B), Botts Greys (G), Letcher Riflemen (H), and Floyd Guards(K) from Jefferson County, and the Berkeley Border Guards (D) andHedgesville Blues from Berkeley County. 973.7454 C582 2b.
7th Virginia Cavalry, by Richard L. Armstrong, 1982. The7th Virginia Cavalry included the Hampshire Riflemen (F) fromHampshire County. 973.7454 C582 no. 7b.
8th Virginia Cavalry, by Jack L. Dickinson, 1986. The 8thVirginia Cavalry included French's Company (D1) from Mercer County,Gunn's Rangers (D2) from Wayne, the Border Rangers (E) from Cabell,the Kanawha Rangers (I) from Kanawha, the Fairview Rifle Guards,from Wayne, and Company L from Greenbrier. 973.7454 C582 no. 8.
10th Virginia Cavalry, by Robert J. Driver, Jr., 1992.The 10th Virginia Cavalry included the Jackson Rangers (G) fromJackson County. 973.7454 C582 no. 10.
11th Virginia Cavalry, by Richard L. Armstrong, 1989. The11th Virginia Cavalry included the Wildcat Company from Berkeley,Morgan and Jefferson counties, the Hardy Rangers (B) from Hardy,and Company D from Hampshire and Hardy counties. 973.7454 C582 no.11.
12th Virginia Cavalry, by Dennis E. Frye, 1988. The 12thVirginia Cavalry included Companies A, B and D from JeffersonCounty. 973.7454 C582 no. 12b.
14th Virginia Cavalry, by Robert J. Driver, Jr., 1988.The 14th Virginia Cavalry included White's Mounted Riflemen (A),Jenkins Guards (D), and the Greenbrier Swifts from GreenbrierCounty, Company E from Calhoun, Company F (1) from Boone, Company Lfrom Braxton and Nicholas counties, the Braxton Dragoons (M) fromBraxton, and the Night Hawk Rangers (N) from Roane, Jackson, Woodand Wirt counties. 973.7454 C582 no. 14.
16th Virginia Cavalry, by Jack L. Dickinson, 1989. The16th Virginia Cavalry included Company D, which included men fromCabell and Putnam counties, and Companies E, G and H from WayneCounty. 973.7454 C582 no. 16b.
17th Virginia Cavalry, by Nelson Harris, 1994. The 17thVirginia Cavalry included Companies A and E from Mercer County, theHarrison Cavalry (B) from Harrison, the Lewis Cavalry (C) fromLewis, Company D from Monroe, the Night Hawk Rangers (F) fromRoane, Jackson, Wood and Wirt counties, Companies G and H fromJackson County, and Company I from Braxton and Nicholas counties.973.7454 C582 no. 17.
18th Virginia Cavalry, by Roger U. Delauter, 1985. The18th Virginia Cavalry included Company A from Randolph andPendleton counties, Companies B and H from Hampshire and Hardy,Companies C and K from Hampshire, Company E from Hardy andPendleton, Company I from Hampshire and Lewis, and Company K fromHampshire. Company F, included men from Hampshire, while Company Gincluded men from Pocahontas. 973.7454 C582 no. 18.
19th and 20th Virginia Cavalry, by Richard L. Armstrong,1994. The 19th Virginia Cavalry included the Moccasin Rangers (A)from Calhoun and Wirt counties, The Braxton County Volunteers (B)from Braxton, Company C from Jackson and Roane counties, Company Dfrom Marion County, Companies E, H, and K from Gilmer, thePocahontas Cavalry (F) from Pocahontas, the Dixie Boys (G) fromKanawha, and Company I from Pocahontas and Randolph counties. The20th Virginia Cavalry included Companies A and B from Marion andMonongalia counties, Company C from Randolph, Company D fromBarbour, Companies E and F from Harrison, Company G from Wood andPleasants, and Company H from Wirt. 973.7454 C582 no. 19.
22nd Virginia Infantry, Terry D. Lowry, 1988. The 22ndincluded the Border Rifles (Company A) and the Elk River Tigersfrom Kanawha County, the Border Rifles (B) of Jackson County, theMountain Cove Guards (C) from Fayette County, and the NicholasBlues (D) from Nicholas County. 973.7454 C582 no.22.
23rd Battalion Virginia Infantry, J.L. Scott, 1991. The23rd included Company B of Mercer County and Company F from MarionCounty. 973.7454 C582 no.23.
24th Virginia Infantry, Ralph White Gunn, 1987. The 24thincluded Company G from Mercer County. 973.7454 C582 no.24.
25th Virginia Infantry and 9th Battalion VirginiaInfantry, Richard L. Armstrong, 1990. The 9th Battalionincluded the Letcher Guard (A) of Taylor County, Captain WilliamMollohan's Company (B) of Braxton and Webster Counties, the BraxtonBlues (C) from Braxton County, the Pocahontas Rescues (D) ofPocahontas County and Captain George W. Hansbrough's Company fromTaylor County. The 25th Regiment included the Upshur Grays (B2) ofUpshur, the Pendleton Rifles (E), 2nd Company E, the FranklinGuards (G), and the Pendleton Minutemen (K2) from Pendleton, theHardy Blues (H) from Hardy County, and the South Branch Riflemen(K), which included men from both Hardy and Pendleton Counties.973.7454 C582 no.25.
27th Virginia Infantry, by Lowell Reidenbaugh, 1993. Thisregiment included the Monroe Guards (D) from Monroe County, theGreenbrier Rifles (E) and Greenbrier Sharp Shooters (F) fromGreenbrier County, and the Shriver Grays (G) from Ohio County.973.7454 C582 no.27.
30th Battalion Virginia Sharpshooters, by Michael West,1995. This battalion included Company A from Raleigh County,Company B from Mercer, Company C from Monroe and Company F fromRoane County. 973.7454 C582 no.30.
31st Virginia Infantry, by John M. Ashcraft, 1988. The31st included the Marion Guards (A) from Marion County and thePendleton County Riflemen (B1) from Pendleton. 973.7454 C582no.31.
33rd Virginia Infantry, by Lowell Reidenbaugh, 1987. The33rd included the Potomac Guards (A) of Hampshire County and theMoorefield Greys (F) from Hardy. 973.7454 C582 no.33.
34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, by Scott Cole, 1993. The34th Battalion included Company A from Wayne County, Company B fromBoone, Logan, Putnam and Kanawha, Companies C and E from McDowellCounty, Company D from Logan County, and Company K from Mercer,Raleigh and Wyoming Counties. 973.7454 C582 no.34.
36th Virginia Infantry, by J.L. Scott, 1987. The 36thincluded the Buffalo Guards (A) from Putnam County, Logan CountyWildcats (B) and Chapmanville Riflemen (C) from Logan County, theBoone Rangers (D) from Boone County, the Raleigh Rangers (E) fromRaleigh, the Mountain Riflemen (F) from Nicholas, the WesternRiflemen (G) of Roane, and the Fairview Rifle Guards. 973.7454 C582no.36.
36th and 37th Battalions Virginia Cavalry, by J.L. Scott,1986. These two battalions included Company B from Braxton County,Company C from Cabell and Putnam Counties, and Company D fromKanawha and Greenbrier counties. 973.7454 C582 no.37.
45th Battalion Virginia Infantry, Smith and Count'sBattalions of Partisan Rangers, Jeffrey C. Weaver, 1994. Thesebattalions included Company A from Boone County, Company B fromLogan and Wyoming counties, Company C from Wyoming, Companies D andE from Logan, and Company K from Wayne County. 973.7454 C582no.45b.
59th Virginia Infantry, George L. Sherwood, 1994. The59th included Beirne's Sharpshooters (B1) from Monroe County, theWhite Sulphur Rifles (B2) and Red Sulphur Yankee Hunters (C2) fromGreenbrier, and the Princeton Guard (I2) from Mercer. 973.7454 C582no.59.
62nd Virginia Infantry, Roger U. Delauter, Jr., 1988.Most members of this regiment were from what is now West Virginia.The counties they were from include Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun,Gilmer, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Lewis, Monroe, Pendleton,Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur and Webster. 973.7454 C582no.62.
Lowry's, Bryan's, and Chapman's Batteries of VirginiaArtillery, by J. L. Scott, 1988. These three batteries werecomposed primarily of men from Monroe County, though some were fromGreenbrier and what would become Summers County. 973.7455 S427.
Thurmond's Partisan Rangers and Swann's Battalion of VirginiaCavalry, by Jeffrey C. Weaver, 1993. These units were comprisedalmost entirely of men from what is now southern West Virginia.973.7455 W363t.
The Virginia State Rangers and State Line, by RandallOsborne and Jeffrey C. Weaver, 1994. The 1st Regiment Company Aincluded men from Logan and Wayne counties, Company B from Boone,Company C and G from Wayne, Companies E and K from Logan, Company Ffrom Cabell, Company H from Logan and Wyoming, and Company I fromCabell and Logan. The 2nd Regiment included Company I from Wyoming,Company H from Wayne, Cabell and Logan, and Company K from Boone.The 3rd Regiment included the Moccasin Rangers (A) of Calhoun,Company B from Gilmer, Webster, Braxton and Jackson, Company C fromHarrison Jackson, Ritchie and Taylor, Company D from Calhoun,Jackson, Pocahontas, Preston and Wirt, Company E from Gilmer,Company G from Roane, and Company I from Lewis and Webster. The 4thRegiment included Company A from Logan and surrounding counties,Company E from Kanawha, and Company G from Wayne and Cabell. The5th Regiment included Company A from Logan County. Many of thesecompanies were later incorporated into other Virginia regiments.973.7455 O81v.
The Gauley, Mercer and Western Artillery, Michael West,1991. 973.7455 W519. These three companies were from Raleigh,Mercer and Monroe counties. 973.7455 W363w.
The Virginia Home Guards, by Jeffrey C. Weaver, 1996.This volume includes information and rosters on Home Guard units inGreenbrier, Hampshire, Mercer, and Pocahontas counties. 973.7455W363w.
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