Quick Facts

Organizational Profile

Raised:  July - December, 1861.

Where:  Present-day northern West Virginia, predominantly the counties of Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston and Tyler; Monroe County, Ohio; Greene County Pennsylvania.

Strength:  Original enlistment of about 1,003 men; total roster of about 1,538 for the entire war.

Social and Economic Profile

Most Common Occupation:  Farmer by far. 

Average Ages:

  -  Original enrollment:  25 yrs.

  -  Draftees:  28 yrs.

  -  Substitutes:  21 yrs.

Youngest:  14 yrs.

Oldest:  59 yrs.

Most Common Name:  Mellott (14 listed).

Loss Profile

Killed and Died of Wounds:  142 men.

Died of Disease and Other Causes:  158 men.  Back

(Loss figures from Wm. F. Fox's "Regimental Losses in the American Civil War," p. 310.)