16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment

September 2022 16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment Flag of West Virginia.svg 100 Flag of West Virginia August 1862 to June 10, 1863 United States Union Infantry Serving in the defenses of Washington D.C. None The 16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Washington, D.C. between August and September 1862. It spent its entire service in the defenses of Washington, D.C., and was mustered out on June 10, 1863.16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/west-virginia/16th-west-virginia-infantry-regiment/ 2026-05-20 The Civil War in the East en-US16th West Virginia Infantry – West Virginia in the Civil War https://wvcivilwar.com/union-regiments/16th-west-virginia-infantry/ 2026-05-20 en-US Casualties The 16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment suffered 7 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 7 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwvinf2.htm#16thinf Union - West Virginia Infantry (Part 2) Notable Commanders Colonel James T. Close Lieutenant Colonel Samuel W. Snider Bernard C. Armstrong References The Civil War Archive See also West Virginia Units in the Civil War West Virginia in the Civil War Category:Units and formations of the Union army from West Virginia Category:1862 establishments in Washington, D.C. Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1863