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Though calling itself “The Bloody Seventh” after only a few minor skirmishes, the Seventh West Virginia Infantry earned its nickname many times over during the course of the Civil War. Fighting in more battles and suffering more losses than any other West Virginia regiment, the unit was the most embattled Union regiment in the most divided state in the war. Its story, as it unfolds in this book, is a key chapter in the history of West Virginia, the only state created as a direct result of the Civil War. It is also the story of the citizen soldiers, most of them from Appalachia, caught up in the bloodiest conflict in American history. The Seventh West Virginia fought in the major campaign...
Contains transcripts of military, probate, marriage, census and other records for Foraker (etc.) family members mainly from Ohio, Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia. Includes information on the William Foreacre (1771-1834) family of Morgan County, Ohio.
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.
Phillippe Du Trieux and Susanna Du Chesne came to America in 1624.