7th West Virginia Infantry

The 7th West Virginia Infantry, veteran soldiers known as Sons of the Mountains who served from Romney to Appomattox in the 1st Brigade under Carroll, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps, was ordered by General Hancock to this point at dusk on July 2nd. On arriving, the regiment found the battery about to be taken by enemy forces present in large numbers. It immediately charged, completely routed the entire opposing force, and drove it beyond the lines. The state of West Virginia honored the valor and fidelity of the Seventh West Virginia Infantry.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · United States