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7th Iowa Infantry

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Company Unknown

Rank unknown

Wounded in the Battle of Belmont. Killed in the Battle of Vicksburg.
Contributor Heather PaulDate added 1/1/2009

Company Unknown

Chaplain

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Karen Post CartwrightDate added 7/7/2006

Company A

Private

Harrison enlisted with his older brother Isaiah Bishop: 26 February 1864 and that he mustered out on 19 July 1865 at Keokuk, Iowa. Harrison was wounded at the Battle of Lay’s Ferry Georgia and while recovering in an army hospital became ill with bronchitis.
Contributor Michael BishopDate added 6/20/2012

Company A

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 26 February 1864 at the age of 20 and mustered out on 12 July 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.
Contributor Michael BishopDate added 6/20/2012

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Leslee GreenDate added 10/16/2006

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 10/29/2011

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 10/29/2011

Company C

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 21 February 1864 at the age of 18. Enlisted in Company C, 7th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 24 Feb 1864. Transferred out of Company C, 7th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 30 Dec 1864. Transferred into Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 30 Dec 1864.
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 6/4/2009

Company C

Corporal

Enlisted in Company C, Iowa 7th Infantry Regiment on 24 Jul 1861. Promoted to Full Corporal on 01 Jan 1862. Mustered out on 12 Jul 1865 at Louisville, KY.
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 6/4/2009

Company C

Private

Private Benjamin Franklin Masterson (Jr) enlisted 14 July 1861. He mustered out 12 July 1865 at Louisville, KY. Engagements that I know he was involved in are Belmont, Missouri; Fort Donelson, Tennessee; Shiloh, Tennessee; and Corinth, Mississippi. I know that he was hospitalized to Nashville prior to Sherman beginning his 'march to the sea' and that he rejoined the regiment after the capture of Savannah. I don't know what he was hospitalized for-- whether it was from disease or wound(s). The family never mentioned any wounds, so I assume that the months he was in hospital was for a disease.
Contributor Rudy EvansDate added 4/3/2010

Company D

Musician

Younger brother of Sylvanus Bonnell
Contributor Tim BonnellDate added 4/30/2010

Company D

Private

Hometown, Dover, Iowa. Marched with Sherman to the sea.
Contributor Tim BonnellDate added 8/2/2009

Company D

Major

Wounded twice Ft. Donaldson and then at Henderson Hill, LA. Captured Confederate Flag during the Battle of Belmount, TN. Brevet to Lt. Col. James is on the Iowa Soldiers and Sailors monument in Des Moines.
Contributor David BurkettDate added 10/24/2010

Company E

Private

Issac's half brother Bertsel Harmon was a drummer in the 7th as was his step brother William Harmon. Issac was killed at Shiloh and Bertsel died at Corinth from brain fever a few weeks after Issac.
Contributor Frank BunchDate added 2/22/2013

Company E

Other

Bertsel Harmon was my great grand uncle. He was a drummer for E company and was only 18 years old. His half brother, Issac Bunch was my great grand father. Issac died at Shiloh and Bertsel a few weeks later of brain fever at Corinth Mississippi.
Contributor Frank BunchDate added 2/22/2013

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Allen DavisDate added 3/14/2011

Company F

Rank unknown

He applied for an Invalid Pension on June 19, 1891 based on his military service.
Contributor Ed WynnDate added 9/16/2008

Company F

Lieutenant

Wounded in the groin at Corinth, MS in 1862. Passed away March 4, 1920 Arkansas City, KS; buried in Riverview Cemetery, Arkansas City, KS.
Contributor Carl CuffmanDate added 2/19/2010

Company G

Private

Enlisted 24 Jul 1861 in Koszta, Iowa County, Iowa. Mustered out 4 Oct 1861 Birds Point, Missouri.
Contributor Robert MitchellDate added 11/26/2009

Company H

Rank unknown

Got unit information from grave marker.
Contributor Joseph LaCrosseDate added 6/19/2010

Company K

Captain

Enlisted as a Lieutenant 2nd Class on 24 July 1861 at the age of 35 Commission in Company K, 7th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 24 July 1861. Promoted to Full Captain on 23 July 1863. Resigned Company K, 7th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 29 August 1864.
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 1/19/2009

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