7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
United States 
U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
Brief History
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
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
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. FHL book 977.7 M25ag.
Rosters are also listed in this book.
Source Material
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).