Abraham Woodgerd/Woodyard, age 19/21, Private, Company G (Capt. Winter's Co.), 1st Regiment West Virginia Cavalry, joined for duty and enrolled September 14, 1861 at Ceredo, Virginia for 3 years, died at Kelly's Ford, Virginia on the Rapahanock River, of wounds received in action August 21, 1862
M508: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of West Virginia
08 21 1862 Skirmishes along the Rappahannock River, at Kelly's, Beverly (or Cunningham's). and Freeman's Fords, etc., VA (The Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records . . . ., Ronald A. Mosocco)
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First Cavalry
WEST VIRGINIA
(3-YEARS)
First Cavalry.-Cols., Henry Anishansel, Nathaniel P. Richmond,
Henry Capehart; Lieut.-Cols. Nathaniel P. Richmond, John S.
Krepps, Joseph Darr, Charles E. Capeheart; Majs., John Krepps,
Josiah Steele, Benjamin F. Chamberlain, William C. Carman,
Harrison H. Hagans, Harvey Farabee.
The formation of this regiment was begun at Clarksburg and
Morgantown in July, 1861, and was completed on Nov. 25, when it
was mustered in for three years. As soon as it was mustered in
it started for the front. Its history is identical with the
histories of the Army of West Virginia and the Army of the
Potomac. Up to the close of 1864 it had taken part in 75
battles, including Cross Keys, Port Republic, Cedar mountain,
the second Bull Run, Chantilly, South mountain, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Brandy Station,
the cavalry fight at Stevensburg, Lynchburg, Carter's farm,
Kernstown, Winchester, Fisher's hill, Rude's hill, Cedar creek
and Gordonsville.
In the Shenandoah Valley campaign it was in the 2nd brigade,
Averell's cavalry division, Col. Capehart commanding the
brigade and Maj. Farabee the regiment. It was with Gen.
Sheridan in the raid to Petersburg in Feb., 1865, after which
it served in the Army of the Shenandoah under Gen. Merritt
until mustered out July 8, 1865, the non-veterans having been
mustered out some time before as their terms expired.
The Union Army Vol. 2, p. 306.