| 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
 Iowa flag | |
| Active | July 24, 1861 to July 12, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements |
Battle of Belmont Fort Henry Fort Donelson Battle of Shiloh Battle of Corinth Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta March to the Sea Battle of Bentonville |
The 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
The 7th Iowa Infantry was organized at Burlington, Iowa and assembled into Federal service between July 24 and August 4, 1861.
The regiment was sent out on July 12, 1865.
Total strength and casualties[]
Unit strength was 1552. The regiment lost 7 officers and 134 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 160 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 305 fatalities.[1] 354 were wounded.
Commanders[]
Elliott Warren Rice
- Colonel Jacob Gartner Lauman
- Colonel Elliott W. Rice[2]
- Brevet Colonel James C. Parrot
See also[]
Notes[]
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf1.htm#7th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ↑ http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil309.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
References[]
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