4th West Virginia Infantry Regiment explained
The 4th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 4th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was mustered into Federal service on June 17, 1861, at Grafton, Point Pleasant, and Mason City, Virginia. It was recruited primarily in Ohio from the counties of Meigs, Gallia, Lawrence and Athens, which contributed seven full companies. Among its early recruits was future United States Congressman John L. Vance, who would rise to the rank of lieutenant colonel. The regiment fought in the Kanawha Valley Campaign of 1862 as part of a brigade commanded by Colonel Samuel A. Gilbert.
Toward the end of the war, the regiment's re-enlisting veterans were consolidated with the 1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment (3 Year) on December 21, 1864, to form the 2nd West Virginia Veteran Infantry Regiment.
Casualties
The 4th West Virginia Infantry Regiment suffered 3 officers and 80 enlisted men killed or fatally wounded in battle and 2 officers and 156 enlisted men dead from disease, a total of 241 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvinf1.htm#4thinf
Colonels
Notable members
- Sergeant John C. Buckley, Company G, - Participating in a diversionary "forlorn hope" attack on Confederate defenses, 22 May 1863.
- Sergeant William Bumgarner, Company A, - Participating in the same "forlorn hope."
- Private Jasper N. North, Company D, - Participating in the same "forlorn hope."
- Private James Calvin Summers, Company H, - Participating in the same "forlorn hope."
- Captain William R. Brown, Company E, - Appointed Colonel of the 13th West Virginia Infantry Regiment in 1862
- Private William H. Barringer, Company F, Medal of Honor for “Gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party”, Siege of Vicksburg. (CMOHS 2023)
See also
References
- The Civil War Archive
- Book: Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Dyer Pub. Co.. Des Moines, IA. 1908. B01BUFJ76Q.
- Book: Reid, Whitelaw. Whitelaw Reid. The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. II. 1868. Cincinnati, OH. 1002. 9781154801965. 11632330 .
- Book: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Edward M Kennedy, Chairman. Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". U.S. Government Printing Office. Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. 1968. Washington DC. 1087 . 1049691780 .
- Book: U.S. War Department . The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, DC. 1880. 857196196.
- Web site: Sightline Media Group. 2020. Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database. The Hall of Valor Project. 19 May 2020. .
- Web site: VCOnline . 2020 . MOHs - victoriacross . THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS . 2 May 2020 . . 3 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200503163659/http://www.vconline.org.uk/mohs/4589918581 . dead .
- Web site: CMOHS. CMOHS.org - Official Website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. 2014. 19 August 2014 . .
- Web site: The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. Home - The National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum. The National Medal of Honor Museum. 2020. 19 May 2020 . .
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