7th Michigan Infantry
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division
(Front):Seventh
Mich. Inf'ty
3rd Brig.
2nd Div. 2nd Corps
(Back):
Mustered in at Monroe, Mich. 22, 1861.
Mustered out at Jeffersonville, Ind. July 5, 1865.
Total enrollment, 1393 officers and men.
Killed in action 6 officers, 123 men.
Died of wounds 5 officers, 47 men
Died of disease 3 officers 154 men
Total 338
Participated in 37 skirmishes and general engagements from Ball's Bluff, Va. Oct. 21, 1861 to siege of Petersburg, Va. Apr. 3, 1865.
Regiment held this position during the engagement of July 2nd & 3rd. 1863. On the evening of the 2nd changed front to the left, meeting and aiding in driving back the enemy. On the 3rd assisted in repulsing Pickett's Charge, changing front to the right and assaulting the advancing force in flank.
Present for duty 14 officers 151 men
Total 165.
Casualties.
2 officers, 19 men killed; 3 officers, 41 men wounded.
Total 65.
Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
