The 16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service The 16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Washington, D.C. between August and September 1862. It spent its entire service in the defenses of Washington, D.C., and was mustered out on June 10, 1863.
Casualties The 16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment suffered 7 enlisted men dead from disease for a total of 7 fatalities.
Notable Commanders
Colonel James T. Close Lieutenant Colonel Samuel W. Snider Bernard C. Armstrong
References
The Civil War Archive
See also West Virginia Units in the Civil War West Virginia in the Civil War