7th New York Veteran Infantry Regiment

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7th New York Veteran Infantry Regiment

Active	March 29, 1864 - August 4, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Equipment	Springfield Model 1861, Springfield Model 1842 (Smooth-bored)
Engagements	American Civil War Siege of Petersburg First and Second Battles of Deep Bottom Battle of the Crater Battle of Strawberry Plains Second Battle of Ream's Station Battle of Hatcher's Run Third Battle of Petersburg Battle of Sailor's Creek Battle of Appomattox Court House
Commanders
Regimental Commander	Colonel George W. Von Schack

The 7th New York Veteran Infantry Regiment was an

Eastern Theater

.

Service

The 7th New York Veteran Infantry was organized at

7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment.^[2]

The some companies of the regiment were attached to the

52nd New York Volunteer Infantry until July 22, 1864, and upon completing recruitment it was assigned to the 1st Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, serving in both the 3rd Brigade and the Consolidated Brigade.^[2]

Detailed service

Siege of Petersburg, Va., July 22, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Demonstration north of the James River July 27-29, 1864. Deep Bottom July 27-29. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Demonstration north of the James River August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Reconoissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins House March 25. Appomattox Court House March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road March 29-30. White Oak Road March 31. Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge, Farmville, April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May. Grand Review May 23. Moved to Hart's Island, N.Y., and duty there till August. Mustered out August 4, 1865.[3]

Casualties

The regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 52 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 73 Enlisted men by disease. Total 128.

See also

List of New York Civil War regiments
New York in the Civil War

References

^ "7th New York Veteran Infantry". The Siege of Petersburg Online. January 18, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "7th NY Veteran Infantry Regiment during the Civil War - NY Military Museum and Veterans Research Center". dmna.ny.gov.
^ "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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