7th Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 7th Illinois Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

7th Illinois Infantry Regiment
Illinois flag
ActiveJuly 25, 1861, to July 9, 1865
Country United States
AllegianceUnion
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
TypeInfantry
EngagementsFort Henry
Fort Donelson
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Corinth
Battle of Allatoona Pass
Battle of Bentonville
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Col. John Pope Cook
Col. Richard Rowett
Edward S. Johnson of the 7th Illinois[1]

Service

The 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry was mustered at Cairo, Illinois, on April 25, 1861, from the personnel of the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months). The regiment saw service at the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Allatoona, the March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign.

The regiment mustered out of service on July 9, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 8 officers and 81 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 174 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 266 fatalities.[2]

Commanders
  • Colonel John Cook - Promoted to brigadier general March 21, 1862.
  • Colonel Andrew J. Babcock - resigned February 1865.
  • Colonel Richard Rowett - mustered out with regiment[3]

See also

References
  1. Major Edward S. Johnson, 1843-1921. Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 14, No. 1/2 (Apr. - Jul., 1921), pp. 225-227.
  2. The Civil War Archive website, after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
  3. Illinois in the Civil War muster rolls
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