7th Illinois Infantry Regiment
7th Illinois Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | July 25, 1861, to July 9, 1865 |
Country | ![]() |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | United States Army Union Army |
Type | Infantry |
Engagements | Fort Henry Fort Donelson Battle of Shiloh Battle of Corinth Battle of Allatoona Pass Battle of Bentonville |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Col. John Pope Cook Col. Richard Rowett |
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Edward S. Johnson of the 7th Illinois[1]
The 7th Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
The 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry was mustered at Cairo, Illinois, on April 25, 1861, from the personnel of the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months). The regiment saw service at the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Allatoona, the March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign.
The regiment mustered out of service on July 9, 1865.
Total strength and casualties[]
The regiment suffered 8 officers and 81 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 174 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 266 fatalities.[2]
Commanders[]
- Colonel John Cook - Promoted to brigadier general March 21, 1862.
- Colonel Andrew J. Babcock - resigned February 1865.
- Colonel Richard Rowett - mustered out with regiment[3]
See also[]
- 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months)
- List of Illinois Civil War Units
- Illinois in the American Civil War
References[]
- ^ Major Edward S. Johnson, 1843-1921. Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 14, No. 1/2 (Apr. - Jul., 1921), pp. 225-227.
- ^ The Civil War Archive website, after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ Illinois in the Civil War muster rolls
External links[]
Categories:
- Units and formations of the Union Army from Illinois
- 1861 establishments in Illinois
- Military units and formations established in 1861
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
- American Civil War unit and formation stubs