7th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry | |
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Flag of the United States, 1861-1863
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Active | April 21, 1861 to August 2, 1861; September 13, 1861 to September 20, 1864 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Engagements |
Battle of Philippi Battle of Cheat Mountain Battle of Greenbrier River Battle of Winchester Battle of Port Republic Battle of Groveton Battle of Second Bull Run Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Siege of Petersburg |
The 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment from the State of Indiana that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 7th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana between April 21 and April 27, 1861. The Regiment was sent to Grafton, Virginia (now West Virginia) on May 30, 1861 and participated in the Battle of Philippi, one of the first land battles of the Civil War, on June 3, 1861.
As part of Brigadier General Thomas A. Morris' Indiana Brigade (of Major General George B. McClellan's Army of West Virginia), the 7th Indiana participated in the Rich Mountain Campaign from July 6 to 17. The regiment saw action at Laurel Hill (July 7), Belington (July 8), the Battle of Corrick's Ford (July 12–14), and in the pursuit of Brig. Gen. Robert S. Garnett's forces (July 15–17). The regiment was mustered out of service on August 2, 1861.
A new 7th Indiana was organized from the three-month regiment at Indianapolis, Indiana on September 13, 1861. The regiment mustered out of service on September 20, 1864. Men who re-enlisted, and those still with unexpired service, were transferred to the 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment.