15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
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Flag of West Virginia |
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Active | August, 1862 to June 14, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Battles/wars | Battle of Cloyd's Mountain Battle of Opequan Battle of Cedar Creek Siege of Petersburg |
The 15th 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 15th West Virginia was organzed at Wheeling in western Virginia between August and October, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on June 14, 1865.
[edit] Casualties
The 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment suffered 3 Officers and 50 enlisted men killed in battle or died from wounds, and 1 officer and 99 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 153 fatalities.[1]