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The Battery F, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| Battery F, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Flag of West Virginia | |
| Active | April 8, 1863 to September 14, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Engagements | Battle of Kernstown II |
Service
editBattery F was originally raised as Company C, 6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment and converted to an independent battery on April 8, 1863.
Battery F was absorbed by Battery A, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment September 14, 1864.
The 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment lost 33 men, killed and died of wounds; 131 men, died of disease, accident or in prison; total deaths, 164 men. (all 8 batteries)
Captains were Thomas A. Maulsby first George W. Graham 2nd
[Source: Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861–1865, by William F. Fox]
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