"Colonel," Union horse who survived 18 battles. Colonel was owned by Lieutenant N.J. Hall of the 4th U.S. Artillery and 7th Michigan Infantry Regiment. He was cared for by the Hillsdale County Soldiers and Sailors Reunion Association after Hall's death in 1878. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
The 7th Michigan Infantry was organized at Monroe, Michigan and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on August 22, 1861. Among the ranks was future brigadier generalHenry Baxter, who was captain of Company C.
The 7th was assigned to the Army of the Potomac soon after it was formed and served in the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, for the duration of the war. Sister regiments in the 3rd Brigade included the 19th Massachusetts, 20th Massachusetts, 42nd New York, and 59th New York.
The 7th was one of the first regiments to cross the Rappahannock River on Dec. 11th, 1862 while under fire from Confederate sharpshooters hidden in the buildings of Fredericksburg, the first opposed riverine assault in American military history.
The regiment suffered 11 officers and 197 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 186 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 397 fatalities.[1]
michigan, infantry, regiment, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 7th Michigan Infantry Regiment news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 7th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War 7th Michigan Infantry RegimentMichigan state flagActiveAugust 22 1861 to July 5 1865CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchInfantryEngagementsFirst Battle of Bull RunPeninsular CampaignSecond Battle of Bull RunBattle of ChantillyBattle of AntietamBattle of FredericksburgBattle of ChancellorsvilleBattle of GettysburgBattle of Bristoe StationBattle of the WildernessBattle of Spotsylvania Court HouseBattle of Cold HarborSiege of PetersburgAppomattox Campaign Colonel Union horse who survived 18 battles Colonel was owned by Lieutenant N J Hall of the 4th U S Artillery and 7th Michigan Infantry Regiment He was cared for by the Hillsdale County Soldiers and Sailors Reunion Association after Hall s death in 1878 From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs Prints and Photographs Division Library of Congress Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesService editThe 7th Michigan Infantry was organized at Monroe Michigan and mustered into Federal service for a three year enlistment on August 22 1861 Among the ranks was future brigadier general Henry Baxter who was captain of Company C The 7th was assigned to the Army of the Potomac soon after it was formed and served in the 3rd Brigade 2nd Division 2nd Corps for the duration of the war Sister regiments in the 3rd Brigade included the 19th Massachusetts 20th Massachusetts 42nd New York and 59th New York Infantryman William Rufus Shafter was wounded at the Battle of Fair Oaks he later received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the battle Sergeant Alonzo Smith of Company C received the Medal of Honor on December 1 1864 for his actions at the Battle of Boydton Plank Road on October 27 1864 The 7th was one of the first regiments to cross the Rappahannock River on Dec 11th 1862 while under fire from Confederate sharpshooters hidden in the buildings of Fredericksburg the first opposed riverine assault in American military history In July 1862 Norman J Hall a Regular Army artilleryman assumed command of the regiment and led it until he was promoted to brigade command before the Battle of Gettysburg The regiment was mustered out on July 5 1865 Total strength and casualties editThe regiment suffered 11 officers and 197 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 186 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 397 fatalities 1 Commanders editMajor Sylvanus W Curtiss Colonel Norman J Hall Lt Colonel Amos Steele Lt Colonel George W LaPointSee also editList of Michigan Civil War Units Michigan in the American Civil WarNotes edit http www civilwararchive com Unreghst unmiinf1 htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer Frederick Henry A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion 3 vols New York Thomas Yoseloff 1959 References editThe Civil War Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 7th Michigan Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1078334152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
