7th Michigan Cavalry Regiment
7th Michigan Cavalry Regiment | |
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Active | October 1862 to December 15, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Cavalry |
Engagements |
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Capt. George A. Armstrong of Co. D, 7th Michigan Cavalry
The 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the famed Michigan Brigade, commanded for a time by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer.
Service[]
The 7th Michigan Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan, in October 1862 by William d'Alton Mann, a future prominent Michigan newspaper and magazine publisher. He was later named as the regiment's colonel.
The regiment was mustered out of service on December 15, 1865.
Total strength and casualties[]
The regiment suffered 4 officers and 81 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 256 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 343 fatalities.[1]
Commanders[]
- Colonel William d'Alton Mann
- Colonel Allyne C. Litchfield
Notable members[]
- Private Abram Halstead Ellis, Company C – justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, (1901–1902)
- First Sergeant Charles M. Holton, Company – Medal of Honor recipient
See also[]
- List of Michigan Civil War Units
- Michigan in the American Civil War
- Mary Burns (US Civil War soldier)
Notes[]
References[]
Categories:
- Units and formations of the Union Army from Michigan
- 1865 disestablishments in Michigan
- Michigan Brigade
- 1862 establishments in Michigan
- Military units and formations established in 1862
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
- American Civil War unit and formation stubs