Civil War - West Virginia Home Guards or Militia.

Overview Letter dated 3 May 1863, written by Sarah Jane Lough of Morgantown, (West) Virginia to her brother Elza T. Lough, a private in the 3rd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment. Lough reports the entry of Confederate troops into Morgantown on 27 April 1863 and the Confederates' activities in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas during the following week. Subjects of note include the taking of horses and other property; a skirmish at Fairmont; spies passing through the town; and detailed accounts of...

Overview West Virginia Union Civil War records compiled by unit for cavalry, infantry, and artillery regiments, and also for the veteran reserve corps, independent infantry exempts, the Independent Loudo(u)n Rangers, the Mountain Howitzers, scouts, militia, and home guard units. The records include name, age, residency, rank, dates and places of muster and discharge, and details of service. They also include summaries of the organization, re-organization, and dissolution of companies; and military...