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Colonel John H. Oley (later Brevet Brigadier General) and field and staff officers of the 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Later the regiment was mounted and became the 8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry; early in 1864 the designation was changed to the 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Officers in picture are: Left to right, seated - first row - Major Edgar B. Blundon, Lt. Thomas H. Burton, Dr. Louis V. Sanford, and Lt. John McCombs. Second row - seated - Chaplain Andrew W.? Gregg, Lt. Colonel John J. Posley, Colonel Oley, Major Hedgeman Slack, Lt. John W. Winfield. Third row - standing - Major William Gramm, Dr. James H. Rouse, Dr. Lucius L. Comstock, Captain Jacob M. Rife, and Lt. D. William Polsley.

Oley, Colonel J. H. & Field & Staff Officers of the 7th W. Va. Cavalry

Identifier:
000934
Title:
Oley, Colonel J. H. & Field & Staff Officers of the 7th W. Va. Cavalry
Date:
undated
Description:
Colonel John H. Oley (later Brevet Brigadier General) and field and staff officers of the 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Later the regiment was mounted and became the 8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry; early in 1864 the designation was changed to the 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Officers in picture are: Left to right, seated - first row - Major Edgar B. Blundon, Lt. Thomas H. Burton, Dr. Louis V. Sanford, and Lt. John McCombs. Second row - seated - Chaplain Andrew W.? Gregg, Lt. Colonel John J. Posley, Colonel Oley, Major Hedgeman Slack, Lt. John W. Winfield. Third row - standing - Major William Gramm, Dr. James H. Rouse, Dr. Lucius L. Comstock, Captain Jacob M. Rife, and Lt. D. William Polsley.
Subjects:
Civil War--Officers.
Personal Names:
Oley, John H.
Acquisition Source:
Cook, Roy Bird
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView