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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.
Despite being the first troops raised in Illinois, the regiment was numbered the 7th Illinois, paying homage to the six Illinois infantry volunteer regiments that were raised to fight in the Mexican–American War fourteen years earlier. During their service part of the regiment wore gray zouave uniforms with orange piping.
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
Cavalry Division Col John K. Mizner First Brigade Col Edward Hatch. 7th Illinois Cavalry: Col Edward Prince; 11th Illinois Cavalry: Col Robert G. Ingersoll; 5th Ohio Cavalry, Companies E, H, I, and K: Cpt Joseph C. Smith; Second Brigade Col Albert L. Lee. 2nd Iowa Cavalry: Maj Datus E. Coon; 7th Kansas Cavalry: Ltc T.P. Herrick
Siege of Vicksburg order of battle: Union. The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Vicksburg of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization [ 1 ] during the campaign. [ 2 ]
t. e. During the American Civil War, the state of Illinois was a major source of troops for the Union Army (particularly for those armies serving in the Western Theater of the Civil War), and of military supplies, food, and clothing. Situated near major rivers and railroads, Illinois became a major jumping off place early in the war for Ulysses ...
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.