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7th West Virginia Cavalry
formerly the 8th [West] Virginia Infantry
and the 8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry
U.S. Civil War, Union Army, 1861-1865
This web site is dedicated to the honor and memory of the brave soldiers of the 7th West Virginia Cavalry.
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Second 7th West Virginia Cavalry Descendants Reunion
The second 7th West Virginia Cavalry Descendants Reunion was held on Saturday, July 11th, 2009, at the West Virginia Division of Culture and History's Culture Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
Group photo of 2009 reunion attendees
Wayne Jeffers' Picasa Web Album photos of 2009 reunion
Descendants doing research in the West Virginia State Archives
7th West Virginia Cavalry Descendants Reunion
Droop Mountain Battlefield, October 14, 2006 In conjunction with the Battle of Droop Mountain Reenactment events, a reunion of 7th West Virginia Cavalry descendants was held at the battlefield on Saturday, October 14, 2006.
Events included:
Presentation of the history of the 7th by Steve Cunningham
Tour of the Droop Mountain Battlefield by author/historian Terry Lowry and park ranger Mike Smith
A presentation by Bill Kiser, who shared information on his ancestor, George H. Siders, who was wounded at Droop.
Click here to view notes from Bill Kiser's presentation
Click here to view photo galleries from the reunion
Special thanks to the West Virginia Reenactors Association for "sharing" their event with us.
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Reburial of Private Roland Gillispie
Short film clip of the reburial of Pvt. Roland Gillsipie
Held May 12, 2007 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington
[requires windows media player]
Click here to view photo galleries from the reburial ceremony
Article: 7th West Virginia Cavalry soldier's grave to be moved due to U.S. 35 construction
More photos: from Hedgecock's Photography