10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Flag of West Virginia
Active March 12, 1862 to August 9, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Engagements Battle of Opequon
Battle of Cedar Creek
Siege of Petersburg

The 10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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The 10th West Virginia was organized at Camp Pickens, Canaan, Glenville, Clarkesville, Sutton, Philippi, and Piedmont in western Virginia between March 12 and May 18, 1862.

The 10th West Virginia was mustered out on August 9, 1865.

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The 10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment suffered 2 Officers and 93 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]

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