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The 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ==Service== The 1st West Virginia Cavalry was organized at Wheeling, Clarksburg, and Morgantown in western Virginia between July 10 and November 25, 1861. An analysis of the regiment by the George Tyler Moore Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia shows that it was composed of 32% native West Virginians, while 23% were from Pennsylvania, 16% Ohio, 6% Virginia, 10% were German immigrants and 13% were from other U.S. states.〔(George Tyler Moore Center )〕 The regiment was mustered out on July 8, 1865. Fourteen men of the regiment performed action that later earned them the Medal of Honor, the most of any Civil War regiment:〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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