7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment
# 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment

The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

## Service

The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was organized from the 8th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment on January 26, 1864, which was recruited from the central and southern counties of Braxton, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Raleigh, Fayette, Boone, Logan and Wyoming.

The 7th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment mustered out on August 1, 1865.

## Commanders

* Colonel John H. Oley
