7th Michigan Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Monroe, Mich., and mustered in August 22, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 5. Attached to Lander's Brigade, Stone's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--
* Guard duty along the upper Potomac until December, 1861. 
* October 21-22, 1861 - Skirmishes near Edward's Ferry, Maryland
* Moved to Muddy Branch December 4, and duty there until March, 1862. 
* Moved to Harper's Ferry, thence to Charleston and Berryville March 12-15. 
* To Harper's Ferry, thence to Washington, D.C., March 24, 
* To the Virginia Peninsula March 27. 
* March 17-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
** April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
** May 7, 1862 - Engagement at Eltham's Landing, Virginia
** May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia 
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
** June 29, 1862 - Battle of the Peach Orchard, Virginia
*** June 29, 1862 - Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at White Oak Swamp, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at Glendale, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
Duty at Harrison's Landing until August 16. Action at Malvern Hill August 5. Movement from Harrison's Landing to Alexandria August 15-28, thence to Fairfax Court House August 28-31. Cover Pope's retreat from Bull Run to Washington. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 22, and duty there until October 30. Advance up the Loudon Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 11-15. Forlorn hope to cross the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg December 11. Duty at Falmouth, Va., until April, 1863. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. 
** Salem Heights May 3-4. 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. On detached duty at New York City during draft disturbances August 20-September 12. rejoined army at Culpeper, Va. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Bristoe Station October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At Stevensburg until May, 1864.
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 8, 1864 - Combat at Laurel Hill, Virginia
*** May 10, 1864 - Combat at Po River, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on north side of the James River July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Demonstration north of James at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Boydton Road March 30-31. Crow's House March 31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Burkesville until May 2. Moved to Washington, D.C., May 2-12, Grand Review May 23. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 16-22, thence to Jeffersonville, Ind. Mustered out July 5, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 18 Officers and 190 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 2 Officers and 96 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 306	None
Fox 	
* 11 Officers and 197 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
* Total 208 (Combat Losses)
* 15.8% Casualty Rate (208 Killed/1315 Enrolled)
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 33rd on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Infantry units with over 200 casualties)
** 13th on the list of units with losses based on "maximum percentage of enrollment" 
** 14th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (3rd of the Michigan troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 761, 827, 897, 899, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 941, 1284-1285)
* (Pages 3, 8, 11)
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