The 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry was an

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from the State of

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that served in the Union Army during the

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Service

The 7th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized at

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, between April 21 and April 27, 1861. The Regiment was sent to

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(now

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) on May 30, 1861, and participated in the

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, one of the first land battles of the Civil War, on June 3, 1861. As part of Brigadier General Thomas A. Morris' Indiana Brigade (of Major General

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's Army of West Virginia), the 7th Indiana participated in the Rich Mountain Campaign from July 6 to 17. The regiment saw action at Laurel Hill (July 7), Belington (July 8), the

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(July 12–14), and in the pursuit of Brig. Gen.

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's forces (July 15–17). The regiment was mustered out of service on August 2, 1861. A new 7th Indiana was organized from the three-month regiment at

, on September 13, 1861. The regiment mustered out of service on September 20, 1864. Men who re-enlisted, and those still with unexpired service, were transferred to the

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Total strength and casualties

The three-month regiment suffered one enlisted man killed in battle and two enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of three fatalities. The re-mustered regiment suffered 8 officers and 108 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 2 officers and 111 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 229 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf1.htm#7th3yr The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

Commanders

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Ebenezer Dumont * Colonel Ira G. Grover

Notes/References/Sources

Notes References Sources * * * *
Union Regimental Histories - Indiana
The Civil War Archive website, after Dyer, Frederick Henry. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. * Military units and formations established in 1861 Military units and formations disestablished in 1861 Military units and formations disestablished in 1864 1864 disestablishments in the United States Units and formations of the Union army from Indiana 1861 establishments in Indiana 1864 disestablishments in Indiana {{AmericanCivilWar-unit-stub

Service

Total strength and casualties

Commanders

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