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13th West Virginia Regiment Battle Flag reading: (From top to bottom)  Hurricane Bridge, Va. March 28th 1863; Lynchburg, Va. June 18th, 1864; Kearnstown, Va. July 24th 1864; Berryville, Va. Sep. 3rd.1864;  Opequan, Va. Sep. 19th, 1864; Fishers Hill, Va. Sep. 22nd.1864;  Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19th. 1864.

1. Civil War Battle Flag of the 13th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry

Born, 1842/11, Died 1891/12,husband of Emma Hiett Hart.

2. Dr. Seth Hart

Wife of the first governor of West Virginia, Arthur I. Boreman (1863-1869).

3. First Lady of West Virginia, Laurane Tanner Bullock Boreman from Wheeling, W. Va.

Cather fought in several battles in Western (West) Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, at Petersburg and on Lee's Retreat. He served under McClellan in 1861, David Hunter, 1864 and Sheridan, 1864-65. Cather was also under the division command of George Custer, riding with Custer into many battles in 1864-65.

4. Major Fabricius A. Cather, 1st West Virginia Cavalry from Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.

Involved in founding the new state of West Virginia. Served as one of West Virginia's first two U.S. Senators, August 1863 to March 1869.

5. Peter Van Winkle, Wood County, W. Va.

6. Willia Jarvis Robinson with Janet Robinson