16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
Dates:August 1862 to June 10, 1863
Country:United States
Allegiance:Union
Branch:Infantry
Battles:None

The 16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Washington, D.C. between August and September 1862. It spent its entire service in the defenses of Washington, D.C., and was mustered out on June 10, 1863.

Casualties

The 16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment suffered 7 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 7 fatalities.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Union - West Virginia Infantry (Part 2) .