 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Iyo regiment yakarongedzwa muWheeling, Morgantown neClarksburg muna 1861 uye yaive nemakambani gumi nematatu, pamwe nekambani yekuwedzera iyo yakabatanidzwa kune yakawanda yehondo. Nhengo dzacho dzainyanya kubva kuOhio nePennsylvania uye kumadokero kweVirginia kumatunhu eMarshall, Monongalia, Harrison neOhio. Murwi wacho waiwanzoparadzaniswa mukati memakore maviri okutanga ehondo, nemapoka achipedza nguva achirinda Baltimore Ohio Railroad uye kuvhima bushwhackers. Mukati maJuly 1863, makambani gumi echikamu akarwa muhondo yeGettysburgsorutivi rweboka. 