Battery B, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment
| Battery B, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Flag of West Virginia | |
| Active | October 1, 1861 to August 1, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Engagements | Battle of Kernstown I First Battle of Rappahannock Station Battle of Droop Mountain Battle of Piedmont Battle of Lynchburg Battle of Cool Spring Ashby Gap Battle of Kernstown II |
Battery B, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
[edit]Battery B was organized at Ceredo in western Virginia on October 1, 1861.
Battery B was consolidated with Battery E, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment on December 31, 1864.
Casualties
[edit]The 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment lost 33 men, killed and died of wounds; 131 men, died of disease, accident or in prison; total deaths, 164 men. (all 8 batteries)
[Source: Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861–1865, by William F. Fox]
Commander
[edit]- Cpt Samuel Davey (October 1861 through March 1862)
- Cpt John V. Keeper (April 1, 1862 through December 31 1864)
References
[edit]- The Civil War Archive
- Theodore Lang, "Loyal West Virginia from 1861 to 1865", The Deutsch Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1895 pp 311 - 312
See also
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