Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, November 18th

November 18, 2022

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Colonel John Francis Hamtramck of Shepherdstown, who commanded a Virginia regiment in the Mexican War

On November 18, 1846, Virginia Governor William Smith issued a proclamation calling for the formation of a regiment for service in the Mexican War.

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