7th Louisiana Infantry
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- Also referred to as the Pelican Regiment
- May 1861 - Organized at Camp Moore
- June 5, 1861 - Mustered into Confederate Service for the war
- July 18, 1861 -
Skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, Virginia
- July 21, 1861 -
Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
- May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign
- May 7, 1862 - Skirmish at Somerville Heights [detachment]
- May 23, 1862 - Front Royal [in reserve]
- May 24, 1862 - Middletown
- May 25, 1862 - 1st Winchester
- June 1, 1862 - Mount Carmel
- June 8-9, 1862 - Cross Keys
- June 9, 1862 - Port Republic
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
- July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
- August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain
- August 26, 1862 - Bristoe Station
- August 27, 1862 - Kettle Run
- August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
- September 1, 1862 - Chantilly
- September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
- September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland
- December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
- May 1-4, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- May 3, 1863]] - Marye's Heights
- June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- October-November 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
- November 7, 1863 - Rappahannock Station
- November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
- May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
- June 1864 - Lynchburg Campaign
- July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
- July 24, 1864 - Kernstown
- September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
- September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
- November 1864-April 9, 1865 - Field consolidation with the 5th Louisiana Infantry and 6th Louisiana Infantry
- October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg (from December 1864)
- February 5-7, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
- March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
- April 2, 1865 - Petersburg Final Assault
- April 6, 1865 - Sayler's Creek
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- Army of the Potomac / Early's Brigade (June-July 1861)
- Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / Early's Brigade (July 1861)
- Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / W.H.T. Walker's/Taylor's Brigade (July-October 1861)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / 1st Corps / 1st Louisiana Brigade (October-November 1861)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / E.K. Smith's Division / 1st Louisiana Brigade (November 1861-February 1862)
- Department of Northern Virginia / E.K. Smith's/Ewell's Division / 1st Louisiana Brigade (February-May 1862)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ewell's Division / 1st Louisiana Brigade (May-June 1862)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's/Early's Division / 1st Louisiana Brigade (June 1862-May 1864)
- Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Early's/Gordon's Division / Consolidated Louisiana Brigade (May-June 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Gordon's Division / Consolidated Louisiana Brigade (June-December 1864)
- Department of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Gordon's Division / Consolidated Louisiana Brigade (December 1864-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Henry T. Hays (Colonel)
- Charles DeChoisel (Lieutenant Colonel)
- David B. Penn (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
- Thomas M. Terry (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- J. Moore (Major)
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Notes
Sources
- Jones, Terry L. Lee's Tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 78-80)