7th Iowa Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Burlington July 24 to August 4, 1861. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., August 6; thence to Pilot Knob, Mo. Attached to District of Cairo to February, 1862. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Cairo, February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of West Tennessee and Army of Tennessee, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Corinth, Dept. of the Tennessee to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Corinth, to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Corinth, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, District of Corinth, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, District of Corinth, 17th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty at Pilot Knob, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Norfolk, Fort Jefferson, Bird's Point, Mo., Fort Holt, Ky., and Cairo, Ill., until November, 1861. Affair at Elliott's Mills, Camp Crittenden, September 22.

November 6-7, 1861 - Expedition to Belmont and Charleston, Missouri
- November 7, 1861 - Battle of Belmont, Missouri

Battle of Belmont November 7. Moved from Bird's Point to St. Louis, Mo., November 10, and duty there until January, 1862. Expedition to Fort Henry, Tenn., January 15-25. Operations against Fort Henry February 2-6. Investment of Fort Donelson February 12-16. Capture of Fort Donelson February 16. Expedition to Clarksburg, Tenn., February 19-21.

Moved to Pittsburg Landing March 5-18.
April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
Those not captured organized into a body known as the Army of the Tennessee / Union Brigade with remnants of the following units:
- - 58th Illinois Infantry
  - 2nd Iowa Infantry
  - 12th Iowa Infantry
  - 14th Iowa Infantry

Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit May 31-June 6. Duty at Corinth until October. Expedition to Iuka, Miss., September 18-22. Battle of Iuka September 19. Battle of Corinth October 3-4. Pursuit October 5-7. Moved to Rienzi October 7; thence to Boneyard and duty there until November. Little Bear Creek November 28 and December 12. Duty at Corinth until March, 1863. Expedition against Forest December 18, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Moved to Bethel, Tenn., March 1863, and duty there until June 1. Moved to Corinth June 1; thence to Moscow and duty there until August. At LaGrange until October. March to Pulaski October 30-November 11 and duty there until March, 1864. Veterans on furlough January and February. At Prospect, Tenn., until April.

May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
- May 8-13, 1864 - Demonstration on Resaca, Georgia
  - May 9, 1864 - Combat at Resaca, Georgia
  - May 13, 1864 - Combat at Resaca, Georgia
- May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
- Ley's Ferry, Oostenaula River, May 15.
- Rome Cross Roads May 16.
- May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10, July 2.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- Ruff's Mill July 3-4.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- Battle of Atlanta July 22.
- July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
- Flint River Station August 30.
- Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
- Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 1-26.
Reconnaissance and skirmishes on Cave Springs Road, near Rome, October 12-13.
November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
- Little Ogeechee River December 4.
- Eden Station and Jenks Bridge December 7.
- December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
- Salkehatchie Swamps, S.C., February 3-5.
- South Edisto River February 9.
- North Edisto River February 12-13.
- Congaree Creek February 15.
- Columbia February 16-17.
- Lynch's Creek February 25-26.
- Expedition to Florence, S.C., March 4-6.
- Battle of Bentonville March 20-21.
- Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
- Advance on Raleigh April 9-13.
- Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
- Bennett's House April 26.
  - Surrender of Johnston and his army.
March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20.
Grand Review May 24.
Moved to Louisville, Ky., June.
Mustered out July 12, 1865.