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The 7th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois, on October 13, 1861. After the fall of Vicksburg, the 7th Illinois Cavalry served with the Third Cavalry Brigade of the XVI Army Corps, headquartered at Memphis, Tennessee. It was camped north of Collierville, Tennessee, when Confederate General James Ronald ...
Infantry units. In recognition of Illinois’ six regiments' service in the Mexican War, regimental numbers for infantry in the Civil War began at seven. 7th Illinois Infantry Regiment. 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment. 9th Illinois Infantry Regiment. 10th Illinois Infantry Regiment. 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment.
Moving north, Colonel McGuirk's command came upon a 40-acre (160,000 m 2) Union cavalry camp on the north side of the town. After routing the 7th Illinois Cavalry into the river bottoms and capturing 150 prisoners and 5 stands of colors, McGuirk's men loaded 18 wagons of supplies and destroyed an additional 30 wagons.
3rd Squadron is the cavalry squadron assigned to the 2nd Infantry BCT, 4th Infantry Division. 63rd Armor Regiment. 64th Armor "We Pierce". 1st Battalion is a combined arms battalion assigned to the 1st Armored BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia. 66th Armor "Semper in Hostes".
The Battle of Leyte began when the first waves of the 7th Cavalry Regiment stormed ashore at White Beach at 1000, H-Hour, and were met with small arms and machine gun fire. 1st Squadron-7th Cavalry Regiment (1-7 Cavalry) landed on the right flank and was to attack north into the Cataisan Peninsula to capture Tacloban Aerodrome. To the left, 2-7 ...
Cavalry Division BG Gordon Granger [31] 1st Brigade Col William P. Kellogg until 1 June [32] Col John K. Mizner 3rd Michigan Cavalry: Ltc Robert H.G. Minty; 7th Illinois Cavalry: Col William P. Kellogg; 2nd Brigade Col Washington Lafayette Elliott until 1 June Col Philip H. Sheridan. 2nd Iowa Cavalry: Ltc Edward Hatch
6th Illinois Cavalry: Ltc John Lynch; 7th Illinois Cavalry: Maj John M. Graham; 9th Illinois Cavalry: Cpt Joseph W. Harper; 12th Tennessee Cavalry: Col George Spalding; Battery K, 1st Illinois Light: Lt Isaac W. Curtis; Sixth Division BG Richard W. Johnson. 1st Brigade Col Horace Capron. 16th Illinois Cavalry: Maj Charles H. Beeres
Beginning with Illinois resident President Lincoln's first call for troops and continuing throughout the war, the state mustered 150 infantry regiments, which were numbered from the 7th Illinois to the 156th Illinois. Seventeen cavalry regiments were also mustered, as well as two light artillery regiments. [6]