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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Lt. Dennis Delaney
This Detachment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - Ninth (IX) Army Corps
Division - Kanawha Division, IX Corps
Brigade - 1st Brigade, Kanawha Division, IX Corps
Unit history
This is probably Company I, First West Virginia Cavalry, organized for Federal service in October 1861 under Captain William A. West. On 22 May 1862 he was succeeded in command of the Company by Captain William B. Harrison. They mustered out at expiration of their term in July 18651.
Map Showing this Unit
Detail Map #9: Burnside Attacks the Lower Bridge
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 who was on the Maryland Campaign in the AotW database for this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Lt | Delaney, Dennis |  |
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1 Lang, Theodore F., Loyal West Virginia from 1861 to 1865, Baltimore: Deutsch Publishing, 1895, pp. 159-160 [AotW citation 962]