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 |
| Engagements | Battle of Cloyd's Mountain Battle of Lynchburg Battle of Snicker's Ferry Battle of Opequon (Third Winchester) Battle of Fisher's Hill Battle of Cedar Creek Siege of Petersburg Appomattox Court House |
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 organized 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]
[edit] Colonels
Col. Maxwell McCaslin, Sept. 6, 1862 - Sept. 7, 1864
