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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Lt. James Abraham, Jr.
This Detachment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - Ninth Army Corps
Division - Kanawha Division, 9th Corps
Brigade - 1st Brigade, Kanawha Division, 9th Corps
Unit history
This unit is probably Company L, 2nd West Virginia Cavalry. Organized in October 1861 under Captain George W. Gilmore. They mustered out 30 June 18651.
Map Showing this Unit
Detail Map #7: Burnside Attacks the Lower Bridge (10 am-1 pm)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #56: Ninth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 7 AM to 16 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #59: Kanawha Division, Ninth Army Corps - 16 Sep, 6 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #61: Ewing's Brigade, Kanawha Division - 16 Sep, 6 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #122: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 10 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
Tablet #70, cont: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 3 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #70: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #57: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
We have one individual in the AotW database who was on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Lt | Abraham, Jr., James |  |
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1 Lang, Theodore F., Loyal West Virginia from 1861 to 1865, Baltimore: Deutsch Publishing, 1895, pp. 177-178 [AotW citation 961]