7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

The 7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment served in the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, and one of its advanced positions in battle on July 1, 1863, was marked at this site. It entered that action with 370 men and lost 39 killed, 103 wounded, and 52 missing, for a total of 194. The regiment fought at Cedar Mountain, Catletts Station, Rappahannock Station, Gainesville, 2nd Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Fitzhugh's Crossing, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Haymarket, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Hatcher's Run, Gravelly Run, Five Forks, and Appomattox C.H. Its position on July 2 and 3 was indicated by a stone marker on Culp's Hill. The regiment was mustered into U.S. service at Madison, Wis., on Aug. 18, 1861, for three years, reenlisted on Dec. 28, 1863, and was mustered out on July 3, 1865, after having been in 25 battles. Its original strength was 1029, with 685 recruits, and its casualties were 172 killed, 761 wounded, 100 died of wounds, and 124 died of disease, for a total of 1157. Wisconsin cherishes the memory of her brave sons.

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