6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment

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6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
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ActiveAugust 13, 1861 – July 21, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
EngagementsBattle of Fairmont Battle of Clarksburg and Bridgeport

The 6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Service

The 6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was mustered into Federal service on August 13, 1861, at Grafton, Mannington, Cairo, Parkersburg and Wheeling, in western Virginia.

The regiment spent most of its service guarding the Baltimore & Ohio railroad line, fighting numerous small skirmishes against Confederate raiders and bushwhackers.

The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on June 10, 1865.

Casualties

The 6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment suffered 8 enlisted men killed or fatally wounded in battle and 2 officers and 167 enlisted men dead from disease, for a total of 177 fatalities.

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