Service
The 8th West Virginia was organized at Buffalo, West Virginia, in western Virginia in November, 1861.
The regiment was converted to the 7th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment on January 26, 1864.
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Famous quotes containing the word service:
“The gods’ service is tolerable, man’s intolerable.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)
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