Union Militia
1861-1865
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In 1911 West Virginia state historian Virgil Lewis procured from the State Adjutant General's Office the records of West Virginians who served in Union militia units. These records, numbering 6,070 items, are grouped by county, and include muster cards, muster rolls, forms and requisitions, and correspondence. Two boxes of miscellaneous papers contain material relating to the command structure of the Union Militia of West Virginia, personal correspondence of militia generals, militia claims of service, abstracts, etc.
There are no Union militia records for the counties of Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Mercer, and Webster. There are also no Union militia records for Grant, Lincoln, Mineral, Mingo, and Summers counties, all of which were formed after the Civil War.
Restrictions: The Archives does not currently have the necessary equipment to make proper photostatic copies of oversized items such as muster rolls and order, descriptive, and clothing books. Staff may determine whether an item is too large and/or too fragile to copy.
To order copies or obtain further information about the collection, contact Terry Lowry at (304) 558-0230. There is a minimum, non-refundable research fee of $15.00 for out-of-state residents and $5.00 for in-state residents.