Union Monuments - Michigan

7th Michigan Infantry Regiment

The monument to the Seventh Michigan Infantry Regiment is south of Gettysburg on Hancock Avenue near the Copse of Trees. It was dedicated in 1888 by the State of Michigan.

Location: 39.8118 N, 77.23619 W; see map

The Seventh Michigan was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Amos Steele, Jr. He was killed on July 3rd during Pickett's Charge, and Major Sylvanus W. Curtis took command.

From the front of the monument:

Seventh
Mich. Inft'y

3rd Brig.
2nd Div.,  2nd Corps

From the rear:

Mustered in at Monroe, Mich. 22, 1861.
Mustered out at Jeffersonville, Ind. July 5, 1865.
Total enrollment, 1393 officers and men.
Killed in action 6 officers, 123 men.
Died of wounds 5 officers, 47 men
Died of disease 3 officers 154 men
Total 338
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Participated in 37 skirmishes and general engagements from Ball's Bluff, Va. Oct. 21, 1861 to siege of Petersburg, Va. Apr. 3, 1865.
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Regiment held this position during the engagement of July 2nd & 3rd. 1863. On the evening of the 2nd changed front to the left, meeting and aiding in driving back the enemy. On the 3rd assisted in repulsing Pickett's Charge, changing front to the right and assaulting the advancing force in flank.
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Present for duty 14 officers 151 men
Total 165.
Casualties.
2 officers, 19 men killed; 3 officers, 41 men wounded.
Total 65.

See more about the 7th Michigan Infanty Regiment during the Civil War