The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was organized from the 8th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment on January 26, 1864, which was recruited from the central and southern counties of Braxton, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Raleigh, Fayette, Boone, Logan and Wyoming.
The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment mustered out on August 1, 1865.
Commanders Colonel John H. Oley
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External links 7th West Virginia Cavalry - web site dedicated to the 7th WVA Cavalry
See also West Virginia Units in the Civil War West Virginia in the Civil War