English: John H. Oley organized the 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment of the Union Army in 1861. The Unit was later renamed the 8th West Virginia Infantry, and later became the 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Oley rose to colonel and brevet brigadier general.
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This is a crop of a photo on the page after page 226 of the book Loyal West Virginia 1861-1865. The book was published in 1895.
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The author of the book with the photo is Theodore F. Lang.
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Colonel John H. Oley (later brevet brigadier general), Union Army
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