CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
7th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
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7th Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, at Manassas Junction, Virginia, with
men from Giles, Madison, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Greene, and Albemarle counties. It fought
at First Manassas under General Early, then served with Ewell, A.P. Hill, Kemper, and W.R.
Terry. In April, 1862, the regiment had 700 effectives and later was active in the various
campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Gettysburg. It participated in Longstreet's
Suffolk expedition, was prominent in the capture of Plymouth, then fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. The 7th continued the fight
in the Petersburg trenches south
of the James River and around Appomattox. It sustained 47 casualties at
First Manassas, 77 at Williamsburg, 111 at Frayser's Farm, 59 at
Second Manassas, and 4 at Fredericksburg. Of the 335 engaged
at Gettysburg about forty percent were disabled. It lost 39 men at Drewry's Bluff, and many
were captured at Five Forks and
Sayler's Creek. Only 20 officers
and men were present at the surrender. Its commanders were Colonels Charles C. Flowerree,
James L. Kemper, and Waller T. Patton; Lieutenant Colonel L.B. Williams, Jr.; and Major Aylett
A. Swindler.
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