17th West Virginia Infantry Regiment

The 17th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

17th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
Flag of West Virginia
Active	26 September 1864 to 30 June 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	None

Service

The 17th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Wheeling in West Virginia between 26 September 1864 and 25 February 1865, and was mustered out on 30 June 1865.

Casualties

The 17th West Virginia Infantry Regiment suffered one enlisted men killed or mortally wounded in battle and 24 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 25 fatalities.[1]

President Joseph Robinette Biden's great-grandfather, Pvt. George Hamilton Robinette, served in the Regiment in 1864 and 1865.

See also

• West Virginia Units in the Civil War
• West Virginia in the Civil War

References

• The Civil War Archive