The 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry was an

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from the State of

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that served in the

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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 Grafton, Virginia (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

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' Indiana Brigade (of

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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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* Colonel Ira G. Grover

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References

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.

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Total strength and casualties

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