7th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
| 7th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry | |
|---|---|
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Michigan state flag | |
| Active | October 1862 to December 15, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Engagements |
Battle of Gettysburg Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Yellow Tavern Battle of Cedar Creek Battle of Five Forks Appomattox |
The 7th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the famed Michigan Brigade, commanded for a time by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer.
Service
The 7th Michigan Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan in October 1862 by William d'Alton Mann, a future prominent Michigan newspaper and magazine publisher. He was later named as the regiment's colonel.
The regiment was mustered out of service on December 15, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 4 officers and 81 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 256 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 343 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel William d'Alton Mann
- Colonel Allyne C. Litchfield
Notable members
Private Abram Halstead Ellis, Company C - Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, (1901-1902)
See also
- List of Michigan Civil War Units
- Michigan in the American Civil War
- Mary Burns (US Civil War soldier)
Notes
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmicav.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. Retrieved June 19, 2007.