9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | November 28, 1861 to January 26, 1864 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Battles/wars | Battle of Cloyd's Mountain Battle of Opequon Battle of Cedar Creek |
The 9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 9th West Virginia was organzed at Guyandotte, in western Virginia between November 28, 1861, and April 30, 1862. It's major was congressman Kellian Whaley.
The 9th West Virginia was amalgamated with 5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment on November 9, 1864, to create the 1st West Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
[edit] Casualties
The 9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment suffered 3 Officers and 96 enlisted men killed in battle or died from wounds, and 1 officer and 107 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 207 fatalities.[1]