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7th Indiana Cavalry Regiment
The 7th Regiment Indiana Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ServiceThe 7th Indiana Cavalry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, beginning February 22, 1863, and mustered on October 1, 1863, for three years service. The regiment was attached to District of Columbus, Kentucky, 6th Division, XVI Corps, Army of the Tennessee, December 1863. Waring's Cavalry Brigade, XVI Corps, to January 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, XVI Corps, to June 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to November 1864. 2nd Brigade, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division of Mississippi, to December 1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to June 1865. Department of Texas to February 1866. The 7th Indiana Cavalry mustered out of service at Austin, Texas, on February 18, 1866. Detailed serviceThe 7th Regiment left Indiana for Union City, Tennessee, on December 6, 1863. It then conducted an expedition to Paris, Tennessee, from December 14 to December 23, 1863. It saw action at Huntington, Tennessee, on December 27. Subsequent activity is as follows: January 22–24, 1864: Its first expedition was from Union City to Trenton, Tennessee February 6: Bolivar (detachment). February 11–26: Part of Smith's Expedition to Okolona, Mississippi February 20–21: West Point February 21–22: Okolona February 22: Ivey's Hill February 25: Hudsonville: The Regiment was complimented by Generals Smith and Grierson for soldierly bearing and conduct during the expedition. April 3: Near Raleigh, Tennessee April 8: Wolf River April 9: Near Raleigh (detachment). April 10: Cypress Swamp April 30-May 9: Sturgis' Expedition to Ripley, Mississippi June 1–13: Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Mississippi June 7: Ripley June 10: Brice's Crossroads, near Guntown June 11: Ripley June 20 and 26: White's Station July 2: Byhalia Road, near Colliersville July 17: Action at Port Gibson, Mississippi July 19: Grand Gulf August 1–30: Expedition to Oxford, Mississippi August 7–9: Tallahatchie River August 9, 13–14, and 19: Hurricane Creek August 9 and 11: Oxford August 14: Lamar August 28: Colliersville October 4: White Station October 4: Near Memphis (1 company). October 20 and 24: Memphis, Tennessee October 29: Nonconah Creek (Company F). September–November: March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price October 21: Action at Little Blue, Missouri October 22: Independence October 22: Big Blue and State Line October 23: Westport October 25: Mine Creek, Marias Des Cygnes October 25: At the Marmiton December 21, 1864 to January 15, 1865: Grierson's Expedition from Memphis to destroy Mobile & Ohio Railroad December 25, 1864: Capture of Verona December 28: Egypt Station January 2, 1865: Lexington until June: Duty at Memphis and along Memphis & Charleston Railroad January 19–22: Expedition from Memphis to Marion, Arkansas (detachment). March 3–11: Expedition from Memphis into northern Mississippi June 6–16: Moved to Alexandria, Louisiana July 21: Consolidated to six companies August 5–26: It then marched to Hempstead, Texas until February 1866: Duty there and at Austin, Texas CasualtiesThe regiment lost a total of 294 men during service; 1 officer and 47 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 243 enlisted men died of disease. Commanders
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