CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS
7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
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7th Infantry Regiment was formed in May, 1861, at Atlanta, Georgia, and in June moved to
Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Its members were raised in the counties Coweta, Paulding, De Kalb,
Franklin, Fulton, Heard, and Cobb. Assigned to Colonel F.S. Bartow's Brigade, Army of the
Shenandoah, it was active in the fight at First Manassas. In April, 1862, the
regiment had 611 effectives and served under the command of General G.T. Anderson until the
end of the war. It participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven
Days' Battles to Cold Harbor,
except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, in Georgia, and at Knoxville. The
7th was not involved in the Battle of Chickamauga. It was active in the long Petersburg siege
south and north of the James River and later the Appomattox Campaign. It reported 153
casualties at First Manassas, 147 during the Seven Days' Battles, and 120 at Second Manassas. Losses were light at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, but from April 14 to May 6
there were 98 disabled, and from August 1 to December 31, 1864, the unit had 56 killed or
wounded. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 24 officers and 164 men. The field officers were
Colonels George H. Carmical, Lucius J. Gartrell, William W. White, and William T. Wilson;
Lieutenant Colonels Moses T. Almon, James F. Cooper, and John Dunwoody; and Majors
Lemuel B. Anderson, E.W. Hoyle, John F. Kiser, and Horace H. Witt.
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