7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months)

7th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry (3 months)

Flag of the United States, 1861-1863
Active April 25, 1861 to July 25, 1861
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry

The 7th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry (3 months) was an infantry regiment

that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Service

The 7th Illinois Infantry was mustered at Camp Yates, Illinois on April 25, 1861. Companies E and G participated in the expedition from Cairo to Little River from June 22–23, 1861.

The regiment mustered out of service on July 25, 1861 at Cairo, Illinois and most personnel were remustered in the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years).

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 5 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 5 fatalities.[1]

Commanders

See also

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf1.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.
  2. ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/007-3fs.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

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