8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry

8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry (HMMZA)

Location: Hillsboro, WV 24946 Pocahontas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 6.899', W 80° 16.028'

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U.S.A.

— Col. John H. Oley —

With help from the Federal artillery, the 8th WV attacked the Confederate center by climbing up the cleared face of this ridge. There they were joined by the 2nd WV, overran the the breastworks and forced the defending Confederates to fall back towards their own artillery in the rear. This opened the main road, allowing the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry and Gibson's battalion to advance up the highway and take part in the pursuit of the retreating Confederate army.
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Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 11:17am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 564243 N 4218826
Decimal Degrees38.11498333, -80.26713333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 6.899', W 80° 16.028'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 6' 53.94" N, 80° 16' 1.68" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-7 Russell Scott Rd, Hillsboro WV 24946, US
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