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West Virginia Civil War Facts
Overall

   West Virginia provided 32,068 of her sons for the war effort which translates to ?? (ranked 28th out of 44 states and territories) of the total men who served on both sides of the conflict. There were a total of 632 raids, skirmishes and battles in the state. West Virginia had 2 Union P.O.W. Camps at Wheeling (Atheneum) and Charleston

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The Armies


Union - 43 States and Territories
Soldiers (White) recruited 31,872
Sailors/Marines (White) ??
Colored Troops 196
Total number of men recruited 32,068
% of Union Army 1.2 %
% of state's population ?? %
Overall rank 19
Regiments of foreign-born soldiers
None
Union Army Deaths
Killed/Mortally Wounded 1,247
Disease 1,878
Disease in Prison 617
Accidents/Drowning 150
Killed After Capture ??
Murdered 7
Suicide 6
Sunstroke ??
Military Execution 2
Executed By Enemy 1
Known/Not Classified 31
Unknown 78
Total 4,017
State Military Units
Artillery 1 regiment
Cavalry 7 regiments
Infantry 19 regiments
1 company

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