Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Lt. Col. George H. Carmical
This Regiment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of Northern Virginia
Corps - Longstreet's Command
Division - Jones' Division
Brigade - Anderson's (GA) Brigade
Unit history
in June 1861 the Regiment was posted to Harpers Ferry,Virginia, and fought at First Manassas. Until the end of the war, the regiment served in the Brigade under the command of General G. T. Anderson. It participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Day's Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, in Georgia, and at Knoxville. The 7th was not involved in the Battle of Chickamauga. It was present at the Petersburg Siege and on the Appomattox Campaign.
Maps Showing this Unit
Detail Map #4: Greene's High-Water Mark in the West Woods (9am-noon)
Detail Map #5: Sedgwick is Flanked in the West Woods (9-10am)
Detail Map #10: Confederate Counterattacks in the Center (11 am-1 pm)
Detail Map #14: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg (4-5 pm)
Detail Map #15: The Charge of the 7th Maine at Piper's Farm (5-5:30 pm)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #303: Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 15 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #322: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #328: Anderson's Brigade, D.R. Jones Division - 15 Sep, 12 PM to 17 Sep, 7 AM
Tablet #368: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 15 Sep, 9 AM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #304: Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #323: Anderson's Brigade, D.R. Jones Division - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 4 PM
References & Notes
Source: Sifakis, Stewart, The Compendium of the Confederate Armies, South Carolina and Georgia, Facts on File, 1995.
We have 8 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
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B | Lt | Brooks, Lewis Pinkney | WIA 09/17 | |
C | Pvt | Harris, Reuben | KIA 09/17 | |
G | Pvt | Beck, John R. | KIA 09/17 | |
G | Pvt | Rooks, William R. | KIA 09/17 | |
H | Pvt | Moon, Archibald | KIA 09/17 | |
H | Pvt | Wiley, Samuel B. | KIA 09/17 | |
K | Pvt | Wright, James M. | KIA 09/17 | |
F&S | LCol | Carmical, George H. |
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