By: Ross B. Johnston, Pub. 1939-47, Reprinted 2018, 322 pages, ISBN #0-89308-990-7.
Considering West Virginia did not become a state until 1863, the author has identified soldiers who at one time or another lived in what is now the State of West Virginia. Their military duties having been discharged in the service of other states, notably Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland. The information found within: the name, age, date of birth, service record, date pension applied for and granted, place of residence, and names of wife & children.