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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


This Unit was organized at Burlington July 24 to August 4, 1861. They mustered out July 12, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
This Unit was organized at Burlington July 24 to August 4, 1861. They mustered out July 12, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
 
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
 
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf1.htm#7thinf 7th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 21 June 2012).<br>
*The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Iowa_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 7th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 21 June 2012).<br>


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,151 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0007RI Roster]. This Unit is listed as 'UIA0007RI'.<br>


Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.  
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.  
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Company E - enrolled in Lee County  
Company E - enrolled in Lee County  


Company F - enrolled in [[Wapello_County,_Iowa|Wapello County]].<ref name="Waterman">Harrison L. Waterman, ed., ''History of Wapello County Iowa.'' (Chicago: S.J. Pub., 1914) v.1 page 355. [http://archive.org/stream/historyofwapello01inwate#page/356/mode/2up. Internet Archive]</ref> [http://archive.org/stream/historyofwapello01inwate#page/360/mode/2up Roster]. - Also many men found in [[Appanoose County, Iowa Genealogy|Appanoose County]].<ref name="Taylor">L. L. Taylor, ed., ''Past and Present of Appanoose County,'' (SJ Clark Pub.,1913), pg 180-182. [http://archive.org/stream/pastpresentofapp01tayl#page/180-182/mode/2up Internet Archive]</ref> [https://www.archive.org/stream/pastpresentofapp01tayl#page/180/mode/2up Roster].
Company F - enrolled in Wapello County  


Company G - enrolled in Iowa County  
Company G - enrolled in Iowa County  
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Company H - enrolled in Washington County  
Company H - enrolled in Washington County  


Company I - enrolled in Keokuk County- Also many men found in [[Wapello_County,_Iowa|Wapello County]].<ref name="Waterman" />  [http://archive.org/stream/historyofwapello01inwate#page/362/mode/2up Roster].<br>
Company I - enrolled in Keokuk County  
 
Company K - enrolled in Wapello County
 
Information about the companies and their counties comes from Iowa. Adjutant General's Office, ''Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa'', (Des Moines [Iowa]: F.W. Palmer, 1863), pages 248-289. {{FSC|322680|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.7 M25ag}}. <br>
 
Rosters are also listed in this book. <br>
 
=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
 
*''History of the Seventh Iowa veteran volunteer infantry during the civil war.'' By Henry I. Smith . Mason City, Iowa: E. Hitchcock, printer, 1903. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/seventhiowavet00smitrich/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive]
 
=== Other Sources  ===


*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Iowa in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br>
Company K - enrolled in Wapello County


*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
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*[[Iowa in the Civil War|Iowa in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Iowa, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
=== Source Material  ===


=== References ===
=== References ===


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Brief History[edit | edit source]

This Unit was organized at Burlington July 24 to August 4, 1861. They mustered out July 12, 1865.[1]

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - enrolled in Muscatine County

Company B - enrolled in Chickasaw County

Company C - enrolled in Mahaska County

Company D - enrolled in Lee County

Company E - enrolled in Lee County

Company F - enrolled in Wapello County

Company G - enrolled in Iowa County

Company H - enrolled in Washington County

Company I - enrolled in Keokuk County

Company K - enrolled in Wapello County



Source Material[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
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