| 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry | |
|---|---|
| File:Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa state flag | |
| Active | April 27, 1863 to June 22, 1866 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
The 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
The 7th Iowa Cavalry was mustered into Federal service at Davenport, Iowa for a three year enlistment between April 27 to July 13, 1863.
The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on June 22, 1866.
Total strength and casualties[]
A total of 1420 men served in the 7th Iowa at one time or another during its existence.[1] It suffered 1 officer and 21 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 74 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 97 fatalities.[2]
Commanders[]
- Colonel Samuel W. Summers
- Colonel Herman H. Heath[3]
See also[]
- List of Iowa Civil War Units
- Iowa in the American Civil War
Notes[]
- ↑ http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil607.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniacav.htm#7thcav The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ↑ Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
References[]
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