I thought some of you might be interested in the fact that there were far more West Virginians in gray at Gettsyburg than in blue. You would never know this from reading West Virginia history, it's just one of the many things our historians forget to mention, but I thought it should be. Of the Union units at Gettsyburg from West Virginia, Artillery Co. C was from Ohio, the Ist WV Infantry had about 62% Ohio and Pennsylvania men, the 7th WV Infantry was about 40% Ohio & Pennsylvania. Only the 3rd WV Infantry was mostly West Virginians.

Union

7th West Virginia, Lieut. Col. Jonathan H. Lockwood

3d West Virginia (two companies), Capt. Seymour B. Conger

1st West Virginia (ten companies):
Col. Nathaniel P. Richmond.
Maj. Charles E. Capehart

West Virginia Light, Battery C, Capt. Wallace Hill

Confederate
Jenkins' Brigade (approx. 1300 strength at the time, see Trudeau's Gettysburg book)

14th VA Cavalry
Co. A Greenbrier Mounted Riflemen (Greenbrier & Pocahontas counties)
Co. D Jenkins Guards (Greenbrier & Pocahontas counties)
Co. E Knott's Rangers (Calhoun, Greenbrier & Roane counties)
Co. K Greenbrier (or Swifts) Cav. No. 2 (Greenbrier county)

16th VA Cavalry
Co. D Joseph W. Morris' Co. (Cabell & Putnam counties)
Co. E Hurston Spurlock's Co. (Wayne county)
Co. G Robert H. Parks' Co. (Wayne county)
Co. H Elisha McKendrick's Co. (Wayne county)
Co. K James F. Anderson's Co. (Cabell, Putnam, Wayne & Kanawha counties)

17th VA Cavalry
Co. A James C. Graybill's Co. (Mercer county)
Co. B Harrison Cavalry (Harrison county)
Co. C Lewis Cavalry (Lewis county)
Co. D Robert Gore Jrs. Co. (Mercer & Summers counties)
Co. E Jacob C. Straley's Co. (Mercer county)
Co. F Night Hawk Rangers (Wood, Jackson, Wirt & Roane counties)
Co. G Frederick F. Smith's Co. (Jackson & Roane counties)
Co. H Wilson W. Parson's Co. (Jackson, Roane & Kanawahs counties)
Co. I John T. Bland's Co. (Braxton, Clay, & Nicholas counties)
Co. K A. B. Pifer's Co. (Harrison, Lewis & Mercer counties)

34th VA Battalion
Co. A Vincent A. Witcher's Co. (Wayne county)
Co. B William Straton's Co. (Logan, Cabell & McDowell counties)
Co. C McDowell Partisan Rangers (McDowell & Tazewell Va)
Co. D Barnett Carter's Co. (Logan county)
Co. G Leonidas A. Webb's Co. (Logan county)
Co. K James T. Sweeney's Co. (Mercer, Summers, Wyoming & Raleigh counties)

36th VA Battalion
Co. A Cornelius Timothy Smith's Co. (Greenbrier & Monroe counties)
Co. B Braxton Dragoons (Braxton, Clay, Roane & Nicholas counties)
Co. C Morris Kirtley's Co. (Cabell & Putnam counties)
Co. D Edwin G. Zane's Co. (Ohio, Wood, Greenbrier & Kanawaha counties)
Co. E James B. Morgan's Co. (Boone, Putnam & Jackson counties)

(Thomas E.) Jackson's Battery (Kanawha, Mason & Wayne counties)

Under Brig. Gen. William Smith

31st VA Infantry
Co. A Marion Guards (Marion, Taylor & Monongalia counties)
Co. C Harrison Rifles (Harrison county)
Co. D Gilmer Rifles (Gilmer & Braxton counties)
Co. F Jacob Currence's Co. (Randolph county)
Co. G Pocahontas Riflemen (Pocahontas county)
Co. H Barbour Greys (Barbour county)
Co. I Lewis Rangers (Lewis county)
Co. K Mountain Guards (Barbour county)

Under Brig. Gen. John Imboden

18th VA Cavalry
Co. A Capt. William H. Taylor's Co. (Randolph, Pendleton, Tucker counties)
Co. B Geo. W. Stump's Co. (Hampshire & Hardy counties)
Co. C Mathias Ginevan's Co. (Hampshire county)
Co. E Abel S. Scott's Co. (Hampshire & Pendleton counties)
Co. F Robert Bruce Muse's Co. (Hampshire county, & Frederick Co. Va.)
Co. H Francis M. Imboden's Co. (Hardy & Hampshire counties)
Co. I Jacob Warden's Co. (Hardy, Lewis & Hampshire counties)
Co. K John H. Piles' Co. (Hampshire county)

62nd VA (Mounted) Infantry
Co. B Hardy Blues (Hardy county)
Co. C Absalom H. Nelson's Co. (Pendleton county)
Co. D Solomon Fleisher's Co. (Highland, VA, -Pocahontas, Pendleton, & Randolph counties)
Co. E Hannibal Hill's Co. (Barbour & Tucker counties)
Co. F Franklin Guards (Pendleton county)
Co. G Conrad Currence's Co. (Braxton & Webster counties)
Co. H Mortimer C. Johnson's Co. (Barbour, Randolph, Tucker & Upshur counties)
Co. I Pendleton Rifles (Pendleton county)
Co. K James H. Carrickhoff's Co. (Pendleton county)

McNeill's Rangers (Hardy county)

Under Brig. Gen. James A. Walker (Stonewall Brigade)

2nd Virginia Infantry
Co. A Jefferson Guards (Jefferson county)
Co. B Hamtramck Guards (Jefferson county)
Co. D Berkeley Guards (Berkeley county)
Co. E. Hedgesville Blues (Berkeley county)
Co. G Bott's Greys (Jefferson county)
Co. H Letcher Riflemen (Jefferson county)
Co. K Floyd Guards (Jefferson county)

27th Virginia Infantry
Co. D Monroe Guard (Monroe county)
Co. E Greenbrier (or Lewisburg) Rifles (Greenbrier county)
Co. F Greenbrier Sharp Shooters (Greenbrier county)
Co. G Shriver Greys (Ohio county)

33rd Virginia Infantry
Co. A Potomac Guards (Hampshire county)
Co. F Hardy (or Independent) Greys (Hardy county)

And if you go to Gettysburg there are no monuments from West Virginia acknowledging the largest number of West Virginians in the battle.