The Seventh New York Infantry lost 14 officers and 88 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 46 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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Organized at New York City |
April 23 |
Mustered in under Colonel John E. Bendix, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Kapff and Major Casper Keller |
May 24 |
Left State for Newport News, Va. Attached to Newport News, Va., Dept. of Virginia |
May 27 |
Occupation of Newport News, Va. and duty there |
June 10 |
Action at Big Bethel, Va.
The regiment lost 4 men killed or mortally wounded, 6 men wounded, and 2 captured |
July 12 |
Baker Lee's Farm, Newport News
The regiment lost 3 men wounded and 3 officers and 11 men missing |
August 1 |
Colonel Bendix resigns to become colonel of the 10th New York Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel Kapff is promoted to colonel, Major Keller to lieutenant colonel and George Von Schack mustered in as major. |
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February 8 |
Colonel Kapff resigns and Major George Von Schack promoted to colonel and Captain Frederick Gaebel of Company A to major |
March 8-9 |
Battle between Monitor and Merrimac in Hampton Roads
The regiment lost 1 man wounded to a shell fired by the C.S.S. Virginia. Private Christian Steirlen of Company A had his leg amputated and was discharged for disability. |
May |
Joined 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond
The regiment lost 2 officers and 24 men kiled or mortally wounded, 6 officers and 82 men wounded, and 38 men missing, including casualties listed below. |
June 26-29 |
About Fair Oaks |
June 29 |
Peach Orchard and Savage Station
the regiment lost 2 men mortally wounded |
June 30 |
White Oak Swamp and Glendale
the regiment lost 2 men killed |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill
The regiment lost 2 officers and 20 men killed or mortally wounded, along with Captain Charles Brestel of Company C, who was wounded and later captured, and Captain Adelbert Fell of Company I, who was also wounded. |
July 13 |
Captain Louis Hocheim of Company F died of disease in New York City |
July |
At Harrison's Landing |
August 16-30 |
Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign |
September 14 |
Battle of South Mountain |
September 16-17 |
Antietam
The regiment was commanded by Captain Charles Brestel. It captured three Confederate colors in fighting around the Sunken Road, losing 2 officers and 20 men killed or mortally wounded and 39 men wounded, including Captain Charles Hensler of Company G, who was wounded and lated died of his wounds |
September 22 |
Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va. and duty there |
September 28 |
Lieutenant Colonel Keller resigns |
October 13 |
Major Gaebel promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Charles Brestel of Company C promoted to major |
October 16-17 |
Reconnaissance to Charlestown |
October 30-
November 17 |
Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg
The regiment lost 10 officers and 59 men killed or mortally wounded, 6 officers and 156 men wounded, and 1 officer and 11 men missing. Colonel Von Schack, Lieutenant Colonel Gaebel and were both wounded, leaving Captain Gustav A. von Brausen of Company F in command of the regiment. Captains Herman Becker of Company A, Max Boettcher of Company I and Carl E. Feber du Faur of Company C were killed and Fierd Moseback of Company E, Frederick Thibaut of Company I and Oscar von Heringen of Comany H were wounded. |
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January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
January-April |
At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
The regiment lost 4 men missing |
May 8 |
Mustered out at New York City, expiration of term, under Colonel George W. Von Schack, Lieutenant Colonel Gaebel and Major Charles Brestel. Three years' men attached to 52nd New York Infantry
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