WEST VIRGINIA
ADJUTANT GENERALS' PAPERS

Union Regiments
1861-1865
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4th West Virginia Infantry
(Field and Staff, Companies A - K)
Box 12, Folder 14

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Delivered this day to Prof. Lewis, State Historian, (By Mr. Thompson) Papers, (One file - Wooden Cabinet) of the Fourth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
H. B. Cornwell
First Lieutenant, Second Infantry
In Charge of Records
Received the above,
Virgil A. Lewis

Special Statement applying to Captain Dayton's Company.

Co. K.
They were embodied to the number of 101 at New Creek, Hampshire County Virginia, and waiting by appointment to be mustered in at that place, but owing to the communication having been cut off, the Mustering Officer could not reach there, and the enemy attacked this then unarmed company and dispersed it, making some of its members prisoners. Since that time, June 17, the men have been re-assembling as they could elude the enemy in squads by advice of Captain Cram at Grafton where on arrival they have been regularly performing military duty by order of the commanding officer at Grafton and the officers and men have been assigned to duty as they arrived from the 17 of June variously to July 20, the day when enough had re-assembled to be legally mustered into service as a company of Infantry.

I have on examination of the matter full confidence in the statement above made by Captain Dayton and am knowing to the fact of his men having been put on duty as they arrived in Grafton where there services were much need for guard and etc., It would seem from the above circumstances that from their several dates of their enrollment as shown under the column "When their pay commences".

Signed,
Get rolls in Sending in Big Sandy Valley Kentucky

-II-
Date October, 1861
A The Company marched from Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, to Point Pleasant Mason County, West Virginia, a distance of 70 miles: Changed Station from Spencer to Point Pleasant the 10th day of October 1861.
C The Company marched from Spencer to Point Pleasant and made the same change.
F The Company made the same change.
D Left Charleston for Point Pleasant on the Steamer "Silver Lake" on the 3rd. of October 1861. A distance of 60 miles.
G The Company marched on the 10th of October 1861, to Winfield, Putnam County, West Virginia, and on the 13th to Hurricane Bridge, a distance of 14 miles. Returned to Winfield October 14th, returned on the 17th to Point Pleasant, a distance of 30 miles.
B Made same march as Company D.
E Stationed at Spencer.
Captain Dayton at New Creek near Cheat Mountain and has not made any report.

Signed by J A J Lightburn
Commanding
P. B. Stanberry Adj.

-IIa-
Date October 1861
Genl - you have in the above list the Officers of the Regiment that is present, including Captain Brown's Company at Spencer. I have placed Captain Rockhill's Company, which was Walton's as Company A., and arranged them accordingly to the rank of their former Captains, because Major Oakes mustered Captain Waltons Company A, and they say they were promised that letter by him and are not willing to give it up. According I suppose Captain Dayton will have to take his position according to Rank elsewhere in the Regiment.

I send you Lieutenant Dale's Commission to have the date attached.

Report Signed by
P. B. Stanberry
Also J A J Lightburn
Commd'g Regt.

Fourth Regiment Virginia Volunteers.
Date December, 1861
The Regiment except Companies G. & K. changed Station from Point Pleasant and Mason City to Ceredo, West Virginia, on the 8th of December 1861.
Companies B. C. E. and H. left Ceredo on the 9th of December for Louisa and returned December 13, 1861.
Company G. Changed Stations from Gallipolis Ohio to Ceredo West Virginia the 8th of December 1861.
Company K. changed Stations from Romney, West Virginia to Ceredo West Virginia, a distance of 314 miles on the 29th of December 1861.

J A J Lightburgn
Commanding
C L Lightburn
Acting Adj.

-III-
Date January 1862
Companies B. H. I. and K. left Ceredo January 24, 1862 on a scout into Kentucky a distance of forty five miles and returned to Ceredo January 29, 1862.
Company G. left Ceredo January 9, 1862 for Louisa, Kentucky to Reinforce Company H. which was guarding Commissary Stores at that point and returned Garfield Commanding the expedition into Sandy Valley.

J A J Lightburn
Commanding
P. B. Stansberry
Adj.

Hall was killed at Beech Creek Logan Co Aug 6, 1861 Bartinp p. 81
Fourth Regiment in Service
About the 1st of September, 1861, four companies left Point Pleasant and proceeded up Kanawha, E being one of them. They went by steamer to the mouth of Poca (there up ?? men, armed with the rifles of the fallen used by Taylor and Scott in Mexico. Company was mustered into service July 22, 1861, and went into camp at Mason City - (Company A had been found there and mustered into service June 17, 1861.) From there they went up Poca 8 miles and encamped. From this first bivouac they marched to Spencer, in Roane County Barton p. 76

History of Fourth Reg't Va Volunteers
The 4th RegtCaptains Palmer and Mears drilled the Regt at Point Pleasant in summers of 1861. Six companies were mustered at Point Pleasant, and two at Charleston - so said Col Lightburn in letter to Gen James Wheat headquarters at Point Pleasant muster date of Aug 25, 1861.
Ralston Fuliner of Company C 4th Regt a native of Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong Co., Pa. While at Larkinsville Alabama in winter of 1863-4, the Fourth regiment was in the 2d Brigade, 2d Division and 14th Army Corps.
History The Regimental History in Pierpoints "Report" for 1864 of 4th Regt was written by Benjamin D. Boswell, major 2d Vet Infantry at Cumberland Md in Feb. 1865.
The 4th Regt was in the vicinity of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia in June 1834. In August, ensuing it was near Strasburg, Shenandoah Valley.
"Camp Pierpont" was at Ceredo in autumn & winter in Dec 1861.
June 23, 1862, the 4th was encamped at Charleston, where 4 companies were there; 4 at Chapmansville; and 2 at Camp Piatt.

For the defence of Western Virginia
(1)
Memoranda
The Fourth Regiment in Battles
Organization - June, July, August and September, 1861.
December 5, 1861 went from Point Pleasant to Ceredo.
May 1, 1862 moved from Ceredo to Charleston.
Soon after two Companies __ and __ were sent to Chapmansville, Logan County; one __ to Brownstown, Kanawaha County; and two __ and __ to Guyandotte. During the months of May, June and July all were engaged throughout the Kanawha Valley region.
Aug. 6, 1862 Engagement at Beech Creek, Logan County. Major John T. Hall killed.
Sept 13 1862 In action at Charleston.
December 29, 1862. Fourth brigaded with the 30th, 37th, and 47th Ohio Inf.
January 21, 1863. Arrival at Young's Point, Louisiana.
March 1863 men of the 4th worked on the celebrated canal near Vicksburg. In April in the expedition up Steele's and Black Bayous, Miss.
April 30, 1863 in the feint in Hanes's Bluff under Sherman
May 19, 1863 Regiment in first assault on the Confederate works at Vicksburg, where 400 men led the advance and within ten minutes? 150 men killed or wounded. Of these 25 men dead upon the field; ten were mortally wounded; and 110 more or less severely injured but all of whom ??. The colors were torn to pieces by bullets - both color sergeants killed and all the color guard killed but one killed or wounded
May 22 1863 the Fourth was in the charge on the works and lost heavily again.
May 22 to July 4 1863 the Regiment was continuously in the trenches or with the storming parties.
July 5, 1863 the Regiment left Vicksburg with the corps under Sherman (the 15th) against Jackson, the capitol city of Mississippi; here it arrived July 10 - the distance being five miles - and on the 17th the city fell into the hands of the Federals and the Regiment returned to Vicksburg the last of the month - and rested at Camp Sherman on the Big Black river 25 miles from Vicksburg until the last week in September when it embarked at Vicksburg for Memphis; whence it marched to Chattanooga.
October 27, 1863, Regiment was engaged with Confederate Cavalry at Tuskumbia, Alabama under Generals Forsyth, Stephen D. Lee and Roddy.
Nov. 21, 1863, The 4th marched the vicinity of Chattanooga and
Nov. 23 1863 crossed the Tennessee River in pontoon boats;
Nov. 24, with the 15th Army Corps the Regiment was in the battle of Missionary Ridge.
November 26, 1863, the Regiment moved to the relief of General Burnside at Knoxville, but ordered back when within ten miles of the place.
Janry 7, 1864 the Regiment arrived at Larkensville Alabama and on the opposite side of the river established winter quarters.

The Fourth Regiment
On arrival at Vicksburg, the 4th Regt was placed in the 3d Brigade composed of the 36th, 37th and 47th Ohio Infantry Regiments commded by Brig Fen Lightburn. The Brigade was then assigned to the second Division of the 15th Army Corps commded by by General W. T. Sherman and shared all the fortunes of that Commd. (See Barton p 143) Eventually there was much sickness - tyhoid, diarrhea, and rheumatism, and so fatal were these diseases that that by the first day of May forty-seven menbers of the regiment were dead, thirty of whom had died at Long's Point and Miliken's Bend (Same page) May 10th the Regiment under the commd of Col Dayton moved to the front with Lightburn's Brigade and proced to Great Gulf. From here it marched eastward and on the 17th of May, passed over the newly fought-field at Champion's Hill so recent that it was still strewn with the dead and wounded - and the bodes of dead horses. It passed the battleField of the Big Black on the 18ths where was seen twenty guns abandoned by the enemy. At ten o clock that night - all went into camp having marched eighty miles in an irregular circle around Vicksburg since the 12th and it was now the 18ths. On the morning of the 19, the 4th Regt led the advance of the Brigade in the Advance in the charge on the Confedte works. A few men scaled the the parapet, and twenty five men of the of the Regiment were killed; ten mortally wounded, among the former Major A. M. Goodspeed, Captain Finley Ong of Company F. fell mortally wounded within the Confederate lines and died in their hands (Bartan p. 152) Dr. Barton sums up the loss of the Regt. May 19th - as follows: (see pp. 152, 153) May 22 the Regiment participated in Grant's last assault on Vicksburg, and advanced in a storm of shot and shell, where it stood until ordered back after a loss of several men, among those wounded being Lieut. & Adjutant Philson B. Stanberry.

(During the siege the Navy threw 16000 shells into the city and at the time of the surrender there was not a whole pane of glass in the city nor within five miles of it.)

Initially after the Surrender the 4th Regt. was in Sherman's campaign against Jackson and after remaining there a few days it retired to its old camp "Camp Sherman" on the west bank of the Big Black River. Here it remained in camp at "Camp Sherman" until Sept. 27 1863, when General Sherman to move the 15th Army Corps to Chattanooga. Soon the Fourth Regt was soon on the move It proceeded to Vicksburg, where it went on board a General transport and was soon churning up the Mississippi arrived at Memphis the Regt had a short rest then moved across the country with Sherman's army to Chattanooga and was hurried to Missionary Ridge where it participated in the Battle of Chattanooga. Immediately after this Battle the Regiment moved with Sherman to Morgantown, and after a short rest, it returned to Chattanooga. There in pontoon boats it moved to a point opposite Larkensville, Alabama, where it went into winter quarters (Barton p. 186). Here in Jany and Febry 1864, there were 272, members reenlisted as veterans, and remained at Larkinsville until the latter part of March, ensuring the non-veterans then consolidated with the 8th Regiment ?? Infantry that is Company A of the Fourth West Virginia was consolidated out Company of the 8th ?? and so on (Finish Regimental history in Barton p. 186, 187).

The Veterans and Non-Veterans May 1 the 1864, the non-Veterans received marching orders, broke camp at Larkinsville and moved to Chattanooga. They were in the advance as mounted Infantry in the Army of the Tennessee under the command of McPherson in Shermans march to Atlanta, Georgia, and participated in the battle of Resaca, fought on the 13th, 14th, and fifteenth of May. On the 28th ensuing the Regiment took part in the battle of Dallas in which the army of the Tennessee was the chief participant.

The 4th Regt. W. Va. Inf. Was organized at Point Pleasant W. Va. under the supervision of Col J. A. J. Lightburn. The first Co. was mustered into Service June 5 - 1861 but the Regimental organization was not completed until the 27th of Sept. 61. The following is the Field & Staff of the original organization viz:
Col. J. A. J. Lightburn
Lt. Col. W. H. H. Russell
Maj John T. Hall
1st Lt & Quartermaster J. V. Stevens
1st Lt & Adjutant P. B. Stanbury
Surgeon George K. Ackley
Asst. Surg. John R. Phillson
Chaplain Geo. S. Woodhull

The Regt moved to Ceredo Wayne Co W Va Dec 5 1861 where it went into Winter Quarters & remained until May 1st 1862. Kept from one to three Companies Scouting that part of the State & the adjoining Counties of KY most of the winter

May 1st 1862 moved to Charleston Kan Co W. Va. Soon after two Cos were sent to Chapmansville Logan Co. one to Brownstown Kan Co and three to Guyandotte. During the months of May, June & July nothing occurred of greater interest than an occasional brush with Bushackers. In August Maj. Hall with Lieut Mcmaster and fifty men whilst on a Scout on Beech Creek in Logan Co. were attacked on the 6th of Aug. by Maj. Witcher with two Hundred & Twenty Five Mounted Men whilst they were at Dinner in the affray Maj Hall & Two men were killed and eight men wounded and Four Captured. The Rebels lost Three Officers, Maj. Witcher & two others, wounded one man killed & eight wounded. Lieut McMaster with the balance of our party arrived as Camp about the 15th having suffered much from fatigue & Hunger living four days on Berries alone.

James H. Dayton Capt Co K was appointed Maj vice Hall killed Aug 6 - 62.

Aug 17th 62 Col Lightburn was placed in command of the "District of Kanawha" and on the 10th of Sept our Forces at Fayetteville were attacked by the Rebels Nine Thousand Strong under Genl Loring and at dark our forces were entirely surrounded. Companies B. G. & H. were sent to Fayetteville in the evening, reaching there about 10 P. M. and the Rebels suffered them to march into the Town without firing a Shot at them and at midnight Col Siber ordered them to open a Road for him to march his command out which they did. The Rebels not firing upon them although in force within one hundred yards of the Road. The Troops immediately in Rear of our Cos suffered severely in evacuating the Town. Why the Rebels did not fire upon the Detachment of the 4th is a mystery that has never been explained.

During the 11th 12th & 13th the Regt did its share of the fighting and the men proved themselves both good Mettle and good Marksmen. On the 13th we fought from 10 A.M. until 8 P.M. at Charleston the 4th losing about Forty in killed wounded & missing during that & the two preceding days. We marched thence to Ravenswood, then by River to Point Pleasant and Oct 20 again started up the Kanawha valley & assisted in driving the Rebels beyond Fayetteville. Dec. 29 - 1862 we were Brigaded with the 30th 37 & 47 Ohio Inf Regts Gen Ewing comdg. and immediately started South to join the Army of Tennessee. Arrived at Youngs Point La Jan 21 - 63 and were assigned to the Second Division 15th A. C. in Feb & March we assisted in constructing the Celebrated Canal. In April we participated in the expedition up Steels & Black Bayou's Miss and the Feint upon Haines Bluff under Sherman Apr 30 & went hence to Grand Gulf vice Youngs Pt. across the Point to Burrens Landing & Transports to Grand Gulf where we arrived May 15 - marched thence one Hundred miles in three days to join our Corps in time to participated in the assault upon the Rebel works at Vicksburg. The first assault was made on the 19th May the Regt was then 2000 strong present for duty and within ten minutes after the order was given to Charge one Hundred & Fifty Six of the 4th were killed & wounded. The Colors were torn to rags by Bullet both Color Sergts killed and all the Color Guard but one killed or wounded. The Regt also participated in the assault of the 22nds but suffered much less severely than in that of the 19ths. From the beginning to the close of the Siege of Vicksburg the 4th was in the Trenches or with the Storming Parties.

On the 5th of July the Regt started with other Troops under Sherman for Jackson the Capital of Miss where they arrived on the 10th and participated in the operations against that place, lasting until the 17th when our forces occupied the Town. about the last of that month they marched back to within fifteen miles of Vicksburg, where they remained until Sept 28 when they marched to the City. Embarked on Transports and proceeded to Memphis Tenn. Oct 8th started to Chattanooga. On the 27 participated in an engagement with Rebel Cavalry under Genl Forrest, S. D. Lee & Roddy. when a Skirmish line of the 4th drove the Rebel Cav. a mile across open fields. This near Tuscumbia Alabama. Nov 21st arrived near Chattanooga Tenn. On the night of the 23rd crossed the Ten River in Pontoon Boats and the P M of the 24th our Corps drove the Rebel Right and occupied the Eastern extremity of Missionary Ridge. the 4th doing duty during the day on the Skirmish Line. also on the 25th fortunately loosing only about fifteen men. on the 26th took up our line of March for Knoxville to relieve Burnside Marched within ten miles of Knoxville & were ordered back marching to Larkinsville Ala where we arrived Jan 7th 1864. from Oct 8 - 63 to Jan 8 1864, the Regt was either marching or Fighting with not five days rest during that time, and during four weeks of the time subsisted entirely off the Country.

In Feb.-64 the Regt participated in a Raid into Alabama, marching about one Hundred & Seventy five miles. The Distance from Memphis to near Knoxville & back to Larkinsville, the way we marched, was computed by our Div commander, Gen. M. L. Smith at 975 miles.

In March the Regt having Re-enlisted, started via R. R. & River to Wheeling to receive their vet Furloughs. Reported for duty May 1st-1864 & were ordered to the Depart of W Va accompanied Genl Hunter to near Lynchburg, participated in the engagement there, thence marched to Camp Piatt vis thence by Boat to Parkersburg & R Road to near Martinsburg Marching on the Hunter Raid. 475 miles. were in Second Brigade 1st Infty Division Dep W Va, were in the Engagement at Suckers Ford. July 18th where the 4th lost four officers wounded & 30 men killed or wounded were also in the engagement near Winchester July 24th where they lost Sixteen men & Two officers.

Were also in the Battle at Cedar Creek Aug 13th in which they were on the skirmish line & were highly complimented by their Div commander Col Thoburn Sept 3rd was in at the Battle of Berryville suffered slightly.

Oct 3rd Surplus officers & Non Veterans ordereded to be mustered out & the Regt to be consolidated into a Battallion of Three companies and a Detachment. Dec 10th consolidated with the 1st Va Inf. & to be called 2nd Regt W Va Vet Inf.

Benj D Boswell
Maj 2nd W Va Vet Inf

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History 4 WVa Infty

(typed)
Brief History of the Fourth Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry in the Federal Service from Jun 27, 1861 to July 4, 1864.
Written at Cumberland, Md. In February, 1865 by Major Benjamin Boswell, Major of the Second Regiment West Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry.

The 4th Regt. W. Va. Inf. was organized at Point Pleasant W. va. under the supervision of Col. J. A. J. Sightburn. The first Co. was mustered into service June 5, 1861, but the Regimental Organization was not completed until the 29th of Sept. 61. The following is the Field & Staff at the original organization viz:
Col. J. A. J. Lightburn
Lt. Col. W. H. H. Russell
Maj. John T. Hall
1st Lt. & Quartermaster J. V. Stevens
1st Lt. & Adjutant P. B. Strawburg
Surgeon George K. Ackley
Ass't Surg. John R. Phillson
Chaplain Geo. S. Woodhull

The Regt. moved to Ceredo, Wayne Co. W. Va., Dec. 5, 1861, where it went into Winter Quarters and remained until May 1st, 1862.

Kept from one to three Companies Scouting that part of the State and the adjoining Counties of Ky. most of the winter.

May 1st, 1862, moved to Charleston, Kanawha Co., W. Va. Soon after two Cos. were sent to Chapmansville, Logan Co. One to Brownstown, Kanawha Co. and two to Guyandotte. During the months of May, June and July nothing occurred of greater interest than an occasional brush with Bushackers.

In August Maj. Hall with Lieut. McMaster and fifty men whilst on a scout on Beech Creek in Logan Co., were attacked on the 6th of August by Maj. Witcher with two hundred and twenty five mounted men whilst they were at dinner. In the affray Maj. Hall and two men were killed and eight men wounded and four captured. The Rebels lost three officers, Major Witcher and two other wounded, one man killed and eight wounded. Lieut. McMaster with the balance of our party arrived at camp about the 15th, having suffered much from fatigue and hunger, living four days on berries alone.

James H. Dayton Capt. Co. K. was appointed Maj., Vice Hall killed Aug. 6, -62.

Aug. 17th-62, Col. Lightburn was placed in command of the "District of Kanawha" and on the 10th of Sept. our forces at Fayetteville were attacked by the Rebels nine thousand strong, under Genl. Loring and at dark our forces were entirely surrounded. Companies B.. G. and H. were sent to Fayetteville in the evening, reaching there about 10 P. M. and the Rebels suffered them to march into the town without firing a shot at them. And at midnight Col. Siber ordered them to open a road for him to march his command out, which they did; the Rebels firing upon them although in force within one hundred yards of the road. The troops immediately in Rear of our Cos. suffered severely in evacuating the town. Why the Rebels did not fire upon the Detachment of the 4th is a mystery that has never been explained.

During the 11th, 12th, and 13th, the Regt. did its share of the fighting, and the men proved themselves both good mettle and good marksmen. On the 13th we fought from 10 A. M. until 8 P. M. at Charleston, the 4th loosing about forty in killed wounded and missing, during that and the two preceeding days. We marched thence to Ravenswood, thence by river to Point Pleasant and oct. 20 again started up the Kanawha Valley and assisted in driving the Rebels beyond Fayetteville.

Dec. 29, 1862 We were Brigaded with the 30th 37 and 57 Ohio Inf. Regts., Gen. Ewing commanding and immediately started south to join the Army of the Tennessee. Arrived at Youngs Point, La. Jan. 21,-63, and were assigned to the Second Division 15th A. C. In Feb. and March we assisted in constructing the Celebrated Canal. In April we participated in the expedition up Steels & Black Bayous, Miss. and the Feint upon Hawes Bluff under Sherman, April 30, and went thence to Grand Gulf via Younds Pt. across the Point to Bowens landing and Transports to Grand Gulf, where we arrived May 15. Marched thence, one hundred miles in three days to join our corps in time to participate in the assault upon the Rebel Works at Vicksburg. The first assault was made on the 19th May, the Regt. was then 500 strong present for duty. And within ten minutes after the order was given to charge, one hundred and fifty six of the 4th were killed and wounded. The Colors were torn to rags by bullet, both Color Sergts. killed and all Color Guard but one, killed or wounded. The Regt. also participated in the assault of the 22nd but suffered much less severely than in that of the 19th. From the beginning to the close of the Siege of Vicksburg the 4th was in the Trenches or with the Storming Parties.

On the 5th of July the Regt. started with other troops, under Sherman, for Jackson, the Capital of Miss, where they arrived on the 10th and participated in the operations against that place, lasting until the 19th when our forces occupied the town. About the last of that month they marched back to within fifteen miles of Vicksburg, where they remained until Sept. 28, when they marched to that city, Embarked on Transports and proceeded to Memphis Tenn. Oct. 8th started to Chattanooga: on the 27 participated in an engagement with Rebel Cavalry under Genl Forrest, S. D. Lee & Roddy. when a skirmish line of the 4th drove the Rebel Cav. a mile across open fields. This near Tuscumbia Alabama. Nov 21st arrived near Chattanooga Tenn. On the night of the 23rd crossed the Tenn. River in Pontoon boats, and the P M of the 24th our Corps drove the Rebel Regt. and occupied the Eastern extremity of Missionary Ridge: the 4th doing duty during the day on the Skirmish Line, also on the 25th. Fortunately loosing only about fifteen men.

On the 26th took up our line of march for Knoxville, to relieve Burnside. Marched within ten miles of Knoxville and were ordered back, marching to Larkinsville Ala. where we arrived Jan 7th 1864.

From Oct 8 - 63 to Jan 8, 1864, the Regt. was either marching or fighting, with not five days rest during that time, and during four weeks of the time subsisted entirely off the country. In Feb.-64 the Regt participated in a Raid into Alabama, marching about one hundred and seventy five miles. The distance from Memphis to near Knoxville and back to Larkinsville, the way we marched, was computed by our Div Commander, Gen. M. L. Smith at 975 miles. In March the company having re-enlisted, started via R. R. and river to Wheeling to receive their Vet. Furloughs.

Reported for duty May 1st1864 and were ordered to the Department of W. Va., accompanied Genl. Hunter to near Lynchburg, participated in the engagement there, thence marched to Camp Pratt Va., thence by boat to Parkersburg, and R. Road to near Martinsburg. Marching on the Hunter Raid, 475 miles. Were in Second Brigade 1st Inft. Division Dept. W Va. Were in the Engagement at Suckers Ford July 18th where the 4th lost four officers wounded, and 30 men killed or wounded. Were also in the engagement near Winchester, July 24th where they lost sixteen men and three officers. Were also in the battle at Cedar Creek, Aug 13th in which they were on the skirmish line and were highly complimented by their Div. Commander, Col. Thoburn. Sept 3rd was in the battle of Berryville; suffered slightly.

Oct 3rd Surplus Officers and Nov. Veterans ordered to be Mustered out, and the Regt. to be consolidated into a Battallion of three Companies and a Detachment. Dec 10th consolidated with the 1st Va Inf. & to be called 2nd Regt. W. Va. Vet. Inf.

Sergeant Major (Music)
QuarterMaster Sergeant (Clothing)
Comissary Sergent rations, Regimental Q. M.
Non-Commissoned Officers
Sergeant-Major (Music)
Q. M. Sergant (Clothing) under Reg. Q. M. (1st Lieut)
Comisary Sergeant (rations) under Reg. Q. M. 1st Lieut
Hospital Steward (sick & Hospitals) under the Surgeon.
Line Command Officers (Company)
Capt
1 Lieut
2 Lieut
Non Commd Officers
Orderly Sergeant
1 Duty Sergeant
2 Duty Sergeant
3 Duty Sergeant
4 Duty Sergeant
Corporals

4th WV Infantry