7th United States Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

In New Mexico, January, 1861.
Concentrated at Fort Fillmore.
July 4, 1861 - Skirmish at Bell Springs, California (detachment)^[1]
Action at Mesilla July 25, 1861.
July 26-27, 1861 - Abandonment of Fort Fillmore, New Mexico Territory
July 27, 1861 - Surrender at San Augustine Springs, New Mexico Territory
Seven Companies surrendered by Major Lynde.
Paroled and moved to Fort Union, thence ordered to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Exchanged September 30, 1862, and ordered to Join Army Potomac.
December 20, 1861-July 1, 1862 - The New Mexico Campaign (not explicitly referenced on unit homepage)
- February 21, 1862 - Engagement at Valverde, New Mexico Territory (Companies C/F/H)
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, November, 1862, to August, 1863. Dept. of the East, to May, 1865. Moved to Florida May, 1865.

SERVICE.--Snicker's Gap, Va., November 3, 1862. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863.

April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
- May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
- July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
- Moved to New York August 14, and duty there until May, 1865.
- Moved to Florida May, 1865.

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Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 50 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 56 Enlisted men by disease. Total 111.

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Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 689, 827, 905, 916, 988, 989, 1711)