Timeline of West Virginia: Civil War and Statehood
September 13, 1864

About one hundred and eighty men of the 5th West Virginia Infantry arrived yesterday from Gen. Crook's army, to be mustered out of the service of the United States, their time having expired. They look very much worn and fatigued after three years hard service. They are now encamped on the Island.

Timeline of West Virginia: Civil War and Statehood: September 1864