Battery "B" West Virginia Light Artillery

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Country United States Branch Artillery		Allegiance Union
Active October 1, 1861 to August 1, 1865 Engagements Battle of Kernstown I Battle of Droop Mountain Battle of Cedar Mountain Battle of Kernstown II

Battery "B" West Virginia Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

Battery "B" was organized at Ceredo in western Virginia on October 1, 1861.

Battery "B" was consolidated with Battery "E" West Virginia Light Artillery on December 31, 1864.

Cpt Samuel Davey (October 1861 through March 1862)

Cpt John V. Keeper (April 1, 1862 through December 31 1864)

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