West enlisted as a private on May 22, 1861 in Co. A of the 2nd VA Cavalry. He was promoted to corporal on December 15, 1861 and to lieutenant on November 29, 1864. West surrendered and was paroled at Appomattox Court House, VA on April 9, 1865.
After the war, he returned to Bedford, VA, where he farmed for the rest of his life. West died on November 4, 1923 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Bedford, VA.
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