Union Monuments - West Virginia

1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment

The monument to the First West Virginia Cavalry Regiment is south of Gettysburg on Taneytown Road north of the Hummelbaugh farm. It was dedicated in 1898 by the State of West Virginia.

Location: 39.808668 N, 77.230652 W; see map

The regiment was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Nathaniel P. Richmond. It brought 436 men to the field in ten companies; companies A and I were not present. The First lost four killed, four wounded and four missing and was part of Cavalry Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade.

Colonel Richmond took over the brigade after the death of Brigadier General Elon Farnsworth at the end of July 3rd, and Maj. Charles E. Capehart took command of the regiment.

From the monument:

Erected by the State of
West Virginia
to commemorate the
valor and fidelity
of the
First West Virginia Cavalry

See more about the 1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War