6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment

6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
Flag of West Virginia
Active	August 13, 1861 – July 21, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle 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.

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.[1]

See also

• West Virginia Units in the Civil War
• West Virginia in the Civil War

References

• The Civil War Archive