12th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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12th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
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Flag of West Virginia |
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Active | August 30, 1862 to June 16, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Battles/wars | Battle of Opequan Siege of Petersburg |
The 12th 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 12th West Virginia was organzed at Wheeling in western Virginia on August 30, 1862.
The 12th West Virginia was mustered out on June 16, 1865.
[edit] Casualties
The 12th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment suffered 3 Officers and 56 enlisted men killed in battle or died from wounds, and 131 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 190 fatalities.[1]