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Brevet Brigadier General
John Hunt Oley
Copyright © 2006
Steven A. Cunningham
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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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Online database of burial locations for 7th West Virginia Cavalry soldiers

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

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.