7th Missouri Infantry (U)

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at St. Louis, Mo., June, 1861. Attached to Booneville, Mo., to September, 1861. Fremont's Army of the West to February, 1862. Lexington, Mo., Dept. of the Missouri, to July, 1862. Unattached, Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., Army of the Tennessee, to September, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862. 4th Brigade, 3rd Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps. to April, 1864. Maltby's Brigade, District of Vicksburg, Miss., to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, District of Memphis, Tenn., 16th Army Corps, to August, 1864 (Veterans). 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1864.

SERVICE.--Moved to Booneville, Mo., July 1-4, 1861, thence to Rolla August 30 and to Syracuse, Mo., October 5-10. Fremont's Campaign against Springfield October 21-November 2. Moved to Sedalia November 10-14, thence to Otterville December and duty there until February, 1862. Expedition to Blue Springs January 20-February 3, 1862 (Cos. "B," "F" and "H" detached from Regiment November 21, 1861, and ordered to Kansas City. Rejoined Regiment at Lexington, Mo., February, 1862.) Moved to Lexington, Mo., February 3-10, 1862, and duty there until May 9. Reconnaissance from Greenville February 23-24 (Co. "H"). Skirmish at Mingo Creek, near St. Francisville, February 24 (Co. "H"). Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., May 9-14, and guard and fatigue duty there until August 15. Moved to Jackson, Tenn., August 15-29, and duty there until October. Medon Station, Mississippi Central Railroad, August 31. Chewalla and Big Hill October 5. Medon Station October 10. Moved to Corinth with McPherson and to Jackson October 14. To Lagrange November 2. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November 2, 1862, to January 10, 1863. At Memphis, Tenn., January 17-February 21. Moved to Lake Providence, La., February 21, and duty there until April. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., April 12.

• April 22, 1863 - Engagement at Vicksburg and Warrenton, Mississippi (detachment)
• Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-39.
• May 1, 1863 - Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
• Bayou Pierrie May 2.
• Battles of Raymond May 12.
• Champion's Hill May 16.
• Big Black River Bridge May 17.
• May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • May 19, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • May 22, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • July 4, 1863 - Surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi
• Provost duty there until June, 1864.
  • August 20-September 2, 1863 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Monroe, Louisiana
• Expedition toward Canton October 14-22.
• Bogue Chitto Creek October 17.
• January 10-16, 1864 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Sunnyside Landing, Arkansas

Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2. Clinton February 5. Veterans on furlough March to May. Non-Veterans mustered out June 14, 1864. Veterans at Memphis, Tenn., and Vicksburg, Miss., until July 29. Moved to Morganza, La., July 29 and duty there until September 3. Moved to mouth of White River, Ark., September 3-8 and duty there until October 18. Movement to Memphis and return October 18-30. Moved to Duvall's Bluff, Ark., November 9, thence to Memphis, Tenn., November 28. Consolidated with 11th Regiment Missouri Infantry December 17, 1864.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 52 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 128 Enlisted men by disease. Total 186.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 776, 777, 779, 782, 784, 1325-1326)