7th Michigan Cavalry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Grand Rapids, Mich., October, 1862, to June, 1863. 1st Battalion left State for Washington, D.C., February 20, 1863. Balance of Regiment May, 1863. Attached to Provisional Cavalry Brigade, Casey's Division, Defenses of Washington, 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1863. 1st Brigade, Stahel's Cavalry Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac and Middle Military Division, to June, 1865. District of the Plains, Dept. of Missouri, to September, 1865. District of Dakota to December, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until June, 1863. Action at Thoroughfare Gap, Va., May 21, 1863. Greenwich May 30. Expedition up the Catoctin Valley June 27-28. Occupation of Gettysburg, Pa., June 28.

• June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
  • June 30, 1863 - Action at Hanover, Pennsylvania
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • July 2, 1863 - Action at Hunterstown, Pennsylvania
  • July 4, 1863 - Action at Monterey Gap, Pennsylvania
  • July 5, 1863 - Action at Smithsburg, Maryland
  • July 6, 1863 - Action at Hagerstown, Maryland
  • July 6, 1863 - Action at Williamsport, Maryland
  • July 8, 1863 - Action at Boonsboro, Maryland
  • July 10-12, 1863 - Skirmishes about Hagerstown, Maryland
• July 12, 1863 - Skirmish near Funkstown, Maryland
  • July 14, 1863 - Engagement at Falling Waters, Maryland
• Snicker's Gap July 19.
• July 24, 1863 - Skirmish at Battle Mountain, Virginia

Expedition from Warrenton Junction, between Bull Run and Blue Ridge Mountains, August 1-8. Hartwood Church August 15. King George Court House August 24. Expedition to Port Conway September 1-3. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Culpeper Court House September 13. Raccoon Ford September 14-16. Raccoon Ford September 17. Reconnaissance across the Rapidan September 21-23. White's Ford September 21-22. Orange Court House September 22. Bristoe Campaign October 8-22. Robertson's River October 8. Jams City October 8-10. Bethesda Church October 10. Near Culpeper and Brandy Station October 11. Gainesville October 14. Groveton October 17-18. Gainesville, Catlett's Station and Buckland's Mills October 19. Near Falmouth November 6. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Stevensburg November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Morton's Ford November 26. Raccoon Ford November 26-27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond February 28-March 4. Fortifications of Richmond and Atlee's March 1.-

• May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
  • May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
    • May 5-6, 1864 - Engagement at Todd's Tavern, Virginia
    • May 6, 1864 - Combat at Brock Road, Virginia
    • May 6, 1864 - Combat at the Furnaces, Virginia
    • May 7-8, 1864 - Engagement at Todd's Tavern, Virginia
  • May 9-24, 1864 - (Sheridan's) Expedition from Todd's Tavern to the James River, Virginia
    • May 9-10 1864 - Skirmish at Beaver Dam Station, Virginia
    • May 11, 1864 - Engagement at Yellow Tavern, Virginia
    • May 12, 1864 - Engagement at Meadow Bridge, Virginia
      • Fortifications of Richmond
    • Malvern Hill May 16.
    • May 21, 1864 - Action at Hanover Court House, Virginia
  • May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
    • May 27, 1864 - Action at Hanovertown, Virginia
    • May 27, 1864 - Skirmish near Hanover Junction, Virginia
    • Crump's Creek May 27.
  • May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
    • Haw's Shop and Aenon Church May 28.
  • Old Church and Mattadequin Creek May 30.
  • May 31-June 1, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
  • May 31-June 1, 1864 - Combat at Bethesda Church, Virginia
    • May 31-June 1, 1864 - Engagement at Cold Harbor, Virginia
  • Bottom's Bridge June 1.
  • June 7-24, 1864 - (Sheridan's) Raid to Trevillian Station, Virginia
    • June 11-12, 1864 - Engagement at Trevillian Station, Virginia
• Newark, or Mallory's Cross Roads, June 12.
• Black Creek, or Tunstall's Station, and White House, or St. Peter's Church, June 21.
• Jones' Bridge June 23.
• July 12, 1864 - Action at Fort Stevens, District of Columbia (Detachment)

Demonstration North of the James River July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-29. Ordered to Washington, D.C., August. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Tell Gate, near White Post, and near Winchester August 11. Cedarville, or Front Royal, August 16. Kearneysville August 23. Kearneysville and Shephardstown August 25. Leetown and Smithfield August 28. Smithfield Crossing of the Opequan September 29. Locke's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 13. Sevier's Ford, Opequan, September 15. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 21.

• September 22, 1864 - Skirmish near Milford, Virginia

Luray September 24. Port Republic September 26-28. Mr. Crawford October 2. Salem Church October 6. Luray Valley October 8. Tom's Brook ("Woodstock Races") October 8-9. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Edenburg November 7. Near Kernstown November 11. Expedition into Loudoun and Faquier Counties November 28-December 3. Raid to Gordonsville December 19-28. Madison Court House December 21. Liberty Mills December 22. Near Gordonsville December 23. Expedition to Little Fort Valley February 13-17, 1865. Sheridan's Raid from Winchester to James River February 28-March 25. Occupation of Staunton and action at Waynesboro March 2. Duguidsville March 8. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31, Five Forks April 1. Scott's Cross Roads April 2. Tabernacle Church, or Beaver Bend Creek, April 4. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Station April 8, Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-27. March to Washington, D.C., May. Grand Review May 23. Moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, June 1. Powder River Expedition and operations against Indians in District of the Plains and Dakota until December. Regiment mustered out December 15, 1865. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 1st Michigan Cavalry.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 81 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 256 Enlisted men by disease. Total 343.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 760, 762, 763, 827, 828, 920, 932, 933, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 953, 990, 1273-1274)