Tennessee
7th Infantry Regiment

 


ORGANIZATION:

    The Tennessee 7th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in May, 1861, and in July, moved to Staunton, Virginia. The men were raised in DeKalb, Smith, Sumner, and Wilson counties. It participated in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign and for a time served under General T.J. Jackson. Later it was assigned to General S.R. Anderson's, Hatton's, Archer's, and McComb's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Courthouse Campaign. This regiment reported 72 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 34 at Cedar Mountain, 26 at Second Manassas , and 38 at Fredericksburg. It lost 11 killed and 45 wounded at Chancellorsville , and forty-six percent of the 249 engaged at Gettysburg. The unit surrendered 6 officers and 41 men.

OFFICERS:

    Colonels John A. Fite, John F. Goodner, and Robert Hatton; Lieutenant Colonels John K. Howard and S.G. Shepard; and Major William H. Williamson.

ASSIGNMENTS:

BATTLES:

ROSTERS:

    The composite roster of this regiment contains 1,821 names.

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