Service
The 6th West Virginia was mustered into Federal service on August 13, 1861, at Grafton, Mannington, Cairo, Parkersburg and Wheeling, in western Virginia.
The regiment spent most of its service guard the Baltimore & Ohio railroad line, fighting numerous small skirmishes against Confederate raiders and bushwhackers.
The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on June 10, 1865.
Future Nebraska Congressman George Washington Emery Dorsey was a major in the 6th West Virginia.
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