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7th Michigan Cavalry Regiment |
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Active | October 1862 to December 15, 1865 |
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Country | United States |
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Allegiance | Union |
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Branch | Cavalry |
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Military unit
Capt. George A. Armstrong of Co. D, 7th Michigan Cavalry
The 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the famed Michigan Brigade, commanded for a time by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer.
The 7th Michigan Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan, in October 1862 by William d'Alton Mann, a future prominent Michigan newspaper and magazine publisher. He was later named as the regiment's colonel.
The regiment was mustered out of service on December 15, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
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The regiment suffered 4 officers and 81 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 256 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 343 fatalities.[1]