7th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
| 7th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | |
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The 7th Massachusetts Regimental Monument on the Gettysburg Battlefield with an equestrian statue of Major General John Sedgwick in the background
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| Active | June 15, 1861–July 5, 1864 |
| Country |
 United States of America
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| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | In 1863: 2nd Brigade (Eustis's), 3rd Division (Newton's), VI Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Colonel (later Major General) Darius N. Couch |
| Insignia | |
| VI Corps badge (3rd Division) |  |
Colonel (later Major General) Darius N. Couch
Colonel (later Brigadier General) Nelson H. Davis
The 7th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was formed on June 15, 1861 in Taunton. Its original commander was Colonel Darius N. Couch who would eventually be promoted to command the II Corps of the Army of the Potomac and, after that, the Department of the Susquehanna.
The 7th Massachusetts consisted almost entirely of men from Bristol County, Massachusetts. The regiment was trained at Camp Old Colony in Taunton, Massachusetts. On June 15, 1861, its members were mustered into service.
On July 11, the 7th Massachusetts left for Washington, D.C. where it remained encamped until the spring of 1862. For most of that period, the regiment was stationed in Brightwood, now a neighborhood of Washington but, at the time, outside of the urban area of the city. There they worked with other regiments to construct a defensive fortification known as Fort Stevens. The conditions at Fort Stevens were favorable as compared to many winter camps during the Civil War and the regiment had a very low rate of sickness.
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